muskrat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmʌskɹæt/
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Etymology
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.
Meanings
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A semiaquatic rodent of the tribe Ondatrini.
Later, dozing in the lamplight, he saw muskrats everywhere. Their small supple forms slipped busily along the floor at dusk, continually perfecting their burrows. He saw them pulling soft weeds and holding juicy roots in their tiny paws to eat.
2020, Louise Erdrich, The Night Watchman, Corsair (2021), page 442:1865, Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod, Chapter IX. "The Sea and the Desert", page 187. He also said that minks, muskrats, foxes, coons, and wild mice were found there, but no squirrels.
- Any of several shrews in the family Soricidae, especially an Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus).
- (obsolete) A bandicoot rat.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| muskrats | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| musk-rat | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Louisiana muskrat · round-tailed muskrat · muskrat root · muskratty · muskrat weed
Synonyms
musquash · 'rat · Asian house shrew · ondatra · rat · musk shrew
Translations (93)
bg ондатра (rodent) · sh bizamski štakor (rodent) · ru бу́рая му́скусная землеро́йка (Suncus murinus) · cy mwsglygoden (rodent) · ug ئىپارچاشقان (rodent) · tr misk sıçanı (rodent) · ja マスクラット (rodent) · pim ossaskoēss (rodent) · dgr dzǫ (rodent) · aht dzen (rodent) · ru гига́нтская белозу́бка (Suncus murinus) · hsb bizamowa myš (rodent) · ru домова́я многозу́бка (Suncus murinus) · az ondatra (rodent) · ko 사향쥐 (rodent) · fy muskusrôt (rodent) · nl muskusrat (rodent) · hsb pižmo (rodent) · sv bisam (rodent) · oj wazhashk (rodent) · de Bisamratte (rodent) · hi छछुंदर (Suncus murinus) · gl aguaneira (rodent) · tcb dzenh (rodent) · mt far tal-misk ta’ l-ilma (rodent) · is bísamrotta (rodent) · et ondatra (rodent) · io moskorato (rodent) · mic gi'gwesu (rodent) · br razh-musk (rodent) · el μοσχοπόντικας (rodent) · umu xwáshkwshush (rodent) · fi kyläpäästäinen (Suncus murinus) · yi פּיזעם (rodent) · sh бизамски пацов (rodent) · no bisamrotte (rodent) · hu pézsmapocok (rodent) · chr ᏎᎳᎩᏍᏆ (rodent) · es rata almizclada (rodent) · ka ონდატრა (rodent) · sh mošusni štakor (rodent) · kn ಸುಂಡಿಲಿ (Suncus murinus) · sv bisamråtta (rodent) · taa dzenh (rodent) · udm вукомак (rodent) · it topo muschiato (rodent) · mk бизамски стаорец (rodent) · lv ondatra (rodent) · fo moskusrotta (rodent) · lt ondatra (rodent) · vi chuột xạ hương (rodent) · fi piisami (rodent) · ca rata mesquera (rodent) · eu arratoi musketadun (rodent) · sk ondatra pižmová (rodent) · es rata almizclera (rodent) · sc topi muscau (rodent) · sh bizamski pacov (rodent) · ast mur almizcleru (rodent) · ru онда́тра (rodent) · str SKEȽKEȽ (rodent) · ar فَأْرُ المِسْك (rodent) · fr rat musqué (rodent) · cmn 麝鼠 (rodent) · de Moschusspitzmaus (Suncus murinus) · es rata almizcleña (rodent) · rm undatra (rodent) · dsb bizamowy šćurk (rodent) · sl pižmovka (rodent) · pim sasskoweis (rodent) · sc medrona muscada (rodent) · cs ondatra (rodent) · cy llygoden fwsg (rodent) · nv tooh łéʼétsoh (rodent) · ba ондатра (rodent) · ta மூஞ்சூறு (Suncus murinus) · uk онда́тра (rodent) · lb Bisamrat (rodent) · be анда́тра (rodent) · da bisamrotte (rodent) · eo ondatro (rodent) · is moskusrotta (rodent) · myv шарапуло (rodent) · pim mossaskoēss (rodent) · hsb pižmowa šćura (rodent) · cs bělozubka hnědá (Suncus murinus) · pl piżmak (rodent) · chp dzen (rodent) · pt ondatra (rodent) · alq wajack (rodent) · ga muscfhrancach (rodent) · tli tsín (rodent) · ro bizam (rodent)