muskrat
Meaning
- A semiaquatic rodent of the tribe Ondatrini.
- Any of several shrews in the family Soricidae, especially an Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus).
- (obsolete) A bandicoot rat.
Synonyms
muskrat fur
Ondatra zibethica
Ondatra zibzthica
common muskrat
musk rat
Translations
Bisamratte
rat musqué
Ondatra zibethicus
topo muschiato
muskusrat
rato almiscareiro
μοσχοπόντικας
rata almizclera
misk sıçanı
فأر المسكFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmʌskɹæt/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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