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MUSKRAT

\mˈʌskɹat], \mˈʌskɹat], \m_ˈʌ_s_k_ɹ_a_t]\

Definitions of MUSKRAT

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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the brown fur of a muskrat
beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the brown fur of a muskrat
beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A subfamily of the Muridae consisting of 20 genera. Voles, lemmings, and muskrats are included in this subfamily. They occur nearly world-wide.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A North American aquatic rodent, yielding a valuable fur, and secreting a substance with a musky odor.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

The musk shrew.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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