nutria

English

noun

Definitions

(chiefly) The coypu, Myocastor coypus (Myocastor coypus).
The fur of the coypu.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian nutria (otter) derived from Latin lutra (otter).

Origin

Latin

lutra

Gloss

otter

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*lutria Latin
*nutria Latin
lutra Latin
lutreola Latin
lontra Italian
нутрия Russian
nutria Spanish, Castilian
*udrós Proto-Indo-European
lutre Old French
*lontra Old Portuguese
lontra Old Portuguese
*utrā Proto-Italic
ludra Romansh
lutra Romansh
llóndriga Asturian
lodre Friulian