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–noun

Chiefly British. the fur of the muskrat.

[Origin: 1770–80, Americanism; < Massachusett cognate of Western Abenaki mòskwas (perh. equiv. to Proto-Algonquian *mo·ŝk- bobbing above the surface of the water + *-exkwe· head + derivational elements, i.e., the one whose head bobs above the water)

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musk·rat Audio Help (mŭs'krāt') Pronunciation Key
n. pl. muskrat or musk·rats

A large aquatic rodent (Ondatra zibethica) of North America, related to the lemming and the vole and having a dense brown coat and musk glands under a broad flat tail. Also called musquash, water rat.
The fur of this rodent.

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mus·quash Audio Help (mŭs'kwŏsh', -kwôsh') Pronunciation Key
n. See muskrat.

[Perhaps of Massachusett origin; akin to Western Abenaki mòskwas.]

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musquash
noun
beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur [syn: muskrat]

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musquash

Musk"rat`\, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

2. (Zo["o]l.) The musk shrew.

3. (Zo["o]l.) The desman.

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