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muskrat

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)

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.
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

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