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musk·rat     (mŭs'krāt')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. muskrat or musk·rats
  1. 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.
  2. The fur of this rodent.

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