different between incisor vs coypu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin inc?sor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?sa?.z?(?)/
• Rhymes: -a?z?(?)

Noun

incisor (plural incisors)

1. (anatomy, zootomy) A narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth of mammals, between the canines and adapted for cutting; in humans there are four in each jaw.

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References

• “incisor”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “incisor”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• Cirinos, Corsini

Latin

Etymology

From inc?d? (“to cut”) +? -tor (“-er, -or”, agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in?t??i.sor/, [in???t??i?s??r]

Noun

inc?sor m (genitive inc?s?ris); third declension (New Latin)

1. (anatomy, zootomy) incisor

Inflection

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

• ? English: incisor

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

Spanish coipú, from Mapudungun koypu.

Noun

coypu (plural coypus or coypu)

1. A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and North America, valued for its fur in eastern Europe and central Asia and considered a pest elsewhere.

Synonyms

• nutria (especially North America)

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