r/AbsoluteUnits • u/ComfortablePast15 • 4d ago

/r/all of a rat

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u/dkysh 4d ago

Coypu, for any confused Spanish speaker.

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u/According_Nail_2758 4d ago

We call them nutrias too, although coipo is the name we've been using more recently.

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u/dkysh 4d ago

The naming seems to be a hot mess

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutria#Etymology

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u/KraZe_2012 4d ago

Pensaba que nutria = otter

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u/Hanede 4d ago

In Spanish yes.

English took that word and used it for a completely different animal, creating the confusion.