Nū'tri-ā, n.

n. [Sp. nutria, nutra, lutria, lutra, an otter; Pr. luiria, loiria, It. & Pg. lontra, Fr. loutre, from Lat. lutra, lytra, Gr. ἐνυδρίς.] (Com.) The fur of the Myopotamus Bonariensis, or M. coypus, a rodent quadruped about the size and shape of the beaver, but having a round tail like the rat. It is found along the streams of Brazil.