different between muskrat vs muskat

English

Alternative forms

• musk-rat

Etymology

Perhaps so called for its musky odour and because it resembles a rat, or perhaps called by an Algonquian name like the Abenaki moskwas, with the spelling altered under the influence of the English words musk and rat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?sk?æt/

Noun

muskrat (plural muskrats)

1. A large aquatic rodent (Ondatra zibethicus).
   • 1865, Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod, Chapter IX. "The Sea and the Desert", page 187.

     He also said that minks, muskrats, foxes, coons, and wild mice were found there, but no squirrels.

2. Any of several species of shrews in the family Soricidae, especially the Asian house shrew, Suncus murinus

Synonyms

• 'rat (chiefly informal), rat (chiefly informal)
• (Ondatra zibethicus): musquash
• (shrew): musk shrew

Derived terms

• muskrat weed
• muskrat root

Translations

References

• muskrat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Asian house shrew on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ondatra zibethicus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Suncus murinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ondatra zibethicus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Muktsar, muktars

English

Noun

muskat (plural muskats)

1. Obsolete form of musk cat.

Danish

Noun

muskat c (singular definite muskaten, not used in plural form)

1. nutmeg

Derived terms

• muskatnød

References

• “muskat” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Medieval Latin (nux) muscata

Noun

muskat m (definite singular muskaten, uncountable)

1. nutmeg

References

• “muskat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “muskat” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Medieval Latin (nux) muscata

Noun

muskat m (definite singular muskaten, uncountable)

1. nutmeg

References

• “muskat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.