/ ˈkɔɪpuː; NAmE / noun
a large S American animal, like a beaver , that lives near water
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from Araucanian (a language spoken by Native Americans in Chile and Argentina).
/ ˈkɔɪpuː; NAmE / noun
a large S American animal, like a beaver , that lives near water
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from Araucanian (a language spoken by Native Americans in Chile and Argentina).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005