Definition of Muskret
Musk"rat` (?), n. 1.
(Zoöl.) A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent
(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, and ondatra.
2. (Zoöl.) The musk
shrew.
3. (Zoöl.) The desman.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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