2. (Zo["o]l.) The musk deer. See {Musk deer} (below).
3. The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat
similar.
4. (Bot.)
(a) The musk plant ({Mimulus moschatus}).
(b) A plant of the genus {Erodium} ({E. moschatum}); --
called also {musky heron's-bill}.
(c) A plant of the genus {Muscari}; grape hyacinth.
{Musk beaver} (Zo["o]l.), muskrat (1).
{Musk beetle} (Zo["o]l.), a European longicorn beetle
({Aromia moschata}), having an agreeable odor resembling
that of attar of roses.
{Musk cattle} (Zo["o]l.), musk oxen. See {Musk ox} (below).
{Musk deer} (Zo["o]l.), a small hornless deer ({Moschus
moschiferus}), which inhabits the elevated parts of
Central Asia. The upper canine teeth of the male are
developed into sharp tusks, curved downward. The male has
scent bags on the belly, from which the musk of commerce
is derived. The deer is yellow or red-brown above, whitish
below. The pygmy musk deer are chevrotains, as the kanchil
and napu.
{Musk duck}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The Muscovy duck.
(b) An Australian duck ({Biziura lobata}).
{Musk lorikeet} (Zo["o]l.), the Pacific lorikeet
({Glossopsitta australis}) of Australia.
{Musk mallow} (Bot.), a name of two malvaceous plants:
(a) A species of mallow ({Malva moschata}), the foliage of
which has a faint musky smell.
(b) An Asiatic shrub. See {Abelmosk}.
{Musk orchis} (Bot.), a European plant of the Orchis family
({Herminium Minorchis}); -- so called from its peculiar
scent.
{Musk ox} (Zo["o]l.), an Arctic hollow-horned ruminant
({Ovibos moschatus}), now existing only in America, but
found fossil in Europe and Asia. It is covered with a
thick coat of fine yellowish wool, and with long dark
hair, which is abundant and shaggy on the neck and
shoulders. The full-grown male weighs over four hundred
pounds.
{Musk parakeet}. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Musk lorikeet} (above).
{Musk pear} (Bot.), a fragrant kind of pear much resembling
the Seckel pear.
{Musk plant} (Bot.), the {Mimulus moschatus}, a plant found
in Western North America, often cultivated, and having a
strong musky odor.
{Musk root} (Bot.), the name of several roots with a strong
odor, as that of the nard ({Nardostachys Jatamansi}) and
of a species of {Angelica}.
{Musk rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa moschata}),
having peculiarly fragrant white blossoms.
{Musk seed} (Bot.), the seed of a plant of the Mallow family
({Hibiscus moschatus}), used in perfumery and in
flavoring. See {Abelmosk}.
{Musk sheep} (Zo["o]l.), the musk ox.
{Musk shrew} (Zo["o]l.), a shrew ({Sorex murinus}), found in
India. It has a powerful odor of musk. Called also
{sondeli}, and {mondjourou}.
{Musk thistle} (Bot.), a species of thistle ({Carduus
nutans}), having fine large flowers, and leaves smelling
strongly of musk.
{Musk tortoise}, {Musk turtle} (Zo["o]l.), a small American
fresh-water tortoise ({Armochelys, or Ozotheca, odorata}),
which has a distinct odor of musk; -- called also
{stinkpot}.