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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur;
[syn: muskrat, musquash, Ondatra zibethica]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ondatra \Ondatra\ prop. n. A genus of rodents including the muskrat (Ondatra zibethica). Syn: genus Ondatra. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Muskrat \Musk"rat`\, n. 1. (Zool.) A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent (Ondatra zibethica formerly Fiber zibethicus). It resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the hind 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, ondatra, and sometimes water rat. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. (Zool.) The musk shrew. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) The desman. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Ondatra zibethica n 1: beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur [syn: muskrat, musquash, Ondatra zibethica]