Otherwise known as the coypu, the nutria were introduced to south Louisiana in the 1930s to be raised for their fur.    From Wordnik.com.  [TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends] Reference

In most other places they're known as coypu, the name given them by the Arucanians, an indigenous people of south-central Chile and Argentina, the animal's native territory.    From Wordnik.com.  [Starbulletin Headlines] Reference

The nipples of female coypu are high on her flanks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Iz got a flat stomach in .25 seconds - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference

In South America, the coypu has a long history of use.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

However, as noted, several countries have coypu farms.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

The coypu is distributed through southern Brazil, Paraguay.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

In rice paddies, coypu could become particularly devastating.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

Excellent swimmers, coypu spend most of their time in the water.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

The coypu '(Myocastor coypus) is an aquatic rodent native to South America.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

Wherever the coypu has escaped it has damaged embankments and stream banks.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

In East Anglia the South American coypu caused untold environmental damage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Will Andy Carroll prove the difference that destroys the planet?] Reference

In most areas where it is found, the coypu is trapped by commercial hunters.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

Although they usually live together in pairs, coypu will form large colonies.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

To confine coypu, a wall of stone or concrete or a fence of stout wire netting is necessary.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

Furs of coypu raised in captivity fetch a price about three times greater than furs from wild animals. 6.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

Nowadays, coypu are protected in many areas, but widespread poaching has reduced their numbers and range.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

Darwin provides examples such as the rhea and ostrich, agouti and rabbit, coypu and beaver, capybara and muskrat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Convergence] Reference

However, in 1922 Argentineans began raising coypu in captivity and this practice spread through South America and to other regions.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

A more dangerous situation arises when lakes, streams, or rivers freeze over; beneath the ice, coypu cannot find their way as easily as beavers, and often drown.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

In many European countries and in various locations in the United States some specimens escaped or were released, and coypu have become established in the waterways.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

As well as dwarf breeds of cattle, sheep and goats, the book covers more unusual species that can be farmed profitably including deer, the giant rat, coypu and guinea pig are dealt with.    From Wordnik.com.  [1. Intensive sustainable livestock production: an alternative to tropical deforestation.] Reference

Or maybe you're convinced by the claims of the fashion designers using "ethical fur" sourced from an animal called the nutria - or, as it's more commonly known, the coypu or bayou water rat?.    From Wordnik.com.  [What should I do with the fur coats I inherited from my mother?] Reference

Other rodents might also be suited to domestication; for instance, the potentially tamable, clean-living species of South American fields and woodlands - agouti, capybara, hutia, mare, coypu, pace, and vizcacha.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 3] Reference

The term "nutria" comes from a Spanish/Latin word meaning otter and refers to coypu fur.    From Wordnik.com.  [Starbulletin Headlines] Reference

In habits and otherwise the coypu is much like the beaver, but is a smaller animal, and has a rounder tail.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure] Reference

Among the top invaders were Canada geese, zebra mussels, brook trout, the Bermuda buttercup and coypu, also known as nutria.    From Wordnik.com.  [YubaNet.com] Reference

She also suggested the animal pictured in The Sun newspaper could be a coypu, a plant-eating semi-aquatic rodent originally native to South.    From Wordnik.com.  [ireland.com Breaking News] Reference

In Italy, about 2.8 million is spent controlling nutria, or coypu, a South American semi-aquatic rodent known as the beaver rat, which was introduced to Europe by fur ranchers.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

We ascend the lofty peaks of the Cordillera and we find an alpine species of bizcacha; we look to the waters, and we do not find the beaver or musk-rat, but the coypu and capybara, rodents of the American type.    From Wordnik.com.  [On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. (2nd edition)] Reference

Nutria; Myocastor coypu.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 11] Reference

The coypu feeds mainly at night.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

There is massive literature on farming coypu.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

The coypu or nutria.    From Wordnik.com.  [ENS] Reference