Hypertext Webster Gateway: "muskrat"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Desman \Des"man\ (d[e^]s"man), n. [Cf. Sw. desman musk.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An amphibious, insectivorous mammal found in Russia ({Myogale
moschata}). It is allied to the moles, but is called
{muskrat} by some English writers. [Written also
{d[ae]sman}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Muskrat \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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
muskrat
n 1: the brown fur of a muskrat
2: beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy
brown fur [syn: {musquash}, {Ondatra zibethica}]
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