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muskrat

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

muskrat Large, aquatic rodent (a type of vole) native to North America. It is a good swimmer, with partly webbed hind feet and a long, scaly tail. Its commercially valuable fur (musquash) is glossy brown and durable. Length, including tail: to 53.5cm (21in); weight: to 1.8kg (4lb). Family Cricetidae; species Ondatra obscura and O. zibethica.

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muskrat

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

musk·rat / ˈməˌskrat/ • n. a large semiaquatic North American rodent (Ondatra zibethicus, family Muridae) with a musky smell, valued for its fur. ∎ the fur of the muskrat.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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