noun
Origin: < Swed desman-råtta < desman, musk + råtta, rat
See desman in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. des·mans
Origin:
Origin: Short for Swedish desmanråtta, muskrat
Origin: : desman, musk (from Middle Low German desem, from Medieval Latin bisamum, of Semitic origin; see bśm in Semitic roots)
Origin: + råtta, rat (akin to Old English rǽt)
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