COYPU Meaning of COYPU in English [ 'kɔɪpu: ]■ noun ( plural ~s ) a large semiaquatic beaver-like South American rodent, farmed for its fur (nutria). [ Myocastor ~s .]OriginC18: from Araucanian. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004