muskrats

Variant of muskrat

muskrat definition

☆ musk·rat (musk′rat′)

noun pl. muskrats -·rats′ or muskrat -·rat′

  1. any of various American rodents (family Cricetidae) living in water and having glossy brown fur, a long tail, webbed hind feet, and a musklike odor
  2. its fur

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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