nutria
pronunciation
How to pronounce nutria in British English:
UK ['nju:trɪə]
How to pronounce nutria in American English:
US ['njutrɪr]
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- Noun:
- aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
Word Origin
- nutria (n.)
- 1836, from Spanish nutria "otter," also lutria, from Latin lutra (see otter).
Example
- 1. Give the dancing nutria to roxie .
- 2. For example , an invasive south american rodent called the nutria is destroying wetlands across the southeastern united states .