ondatra en · NOUN
Etymology
From Huron / Wyandot ondatra or ondathra, attested in Gabriel Sagard's 1632 French Dictionnaire de la langue huronne and found in the Huron dialects of the Hochelaga region of Canada.
Meanings
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(Canada, US) The muskrat.
The first was the musk-beaver, not much different from the ondatra, excepting in the formation of his snout.
1852, The Swiss Family Robinson, a translation of Johann David Wyss' German Der Schweizerische Robinson, chapter 39
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ondatras | Number=Plur | lexicographic |