Coypu patch on the muzzle, webbed hind feet, and large, bright orange-yellow incisors. The nipples of female coypu are high on her flanks, to allow their young to feed while the female is in the water. A coypu is often mistaken for a muskrat, another widely dispersed, semiaquatic rodent that occupies the same wetland habitats. The muskrat, however, is smaller and more tolerant of cold climates, and has a laterally flattened tail it uses to assist in swimming, whereas the tail of a coypu is round. It can also be mistaken for a small beaver, as beavers and coypus have very
Norma (given name) "Norseman". The name has fluctuated in popularity over the past 100 years. It is still a very common name in the United States, but the name was most often given to babies in the 1930s, and is now seldom given. [[Category:Feminine given names]] Norma (given name) Norma is a female name. A single instance of the name "Norma" is recorded 1203, where it perhaps derives from the Latin word "norma", meaning "precept". The name's general usage seems to be subsequent to the 1831 debut of Vincenzo Bellini's opera "Norma" whose librettist Felice Romani borrowed the name (and the plot) from