muskrat
See also: musk-rat
English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Perhaps so called for its musky odour and because it resembles a rat, or perhaps called by an (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "alg" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. name like the Abenaki moskwas, with the spelling altered under the influence of the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English words musk and rat.
Pronunciation
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.
- 1865, Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod, Chapter IX. "The Sea and the Desert", page 187.
- Any of several species of shrews in the family Soricidae, especially the Asian house shrew, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.
Synonyms
- (Ondatra zibethicus): musquash
- (shrew): musk shrew
Derived terms
Translations
Ondatra zibethicus
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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