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muskrat
n.
large water rat (native to North America) that has a musky odor and whose light brown fur is harvested for commercial use in the fashion industry
Muskrat
muskrat
Noun
1. the brown fur of a muskrat
(hypernym) fur, pelt
(hyponym) hudson seal
2. beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur
(synonym) musquash, Ondatra zibethica
(hypernym) rodent, gnawer, gnawing animal
(member-holonym) Ondatra, genus Ondatra
Muskrat
(n.)
The musk shrew.
(n.)
The desman.
(n.)
A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent (Fiber zibethicus). It resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the bind feet are webbed, and the ears are concealed in the fur. It has scent glands which secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk. Called also musquash, musk beaver, and ondatra.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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