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muskrats

muskrats is the plural of muskrat.

Meaning of muskrat

Noun

muskrat (plural muskrats)

  1. A semiaquatic rodent of the tribe Ondatrini.
    • He also said that minks, muskrats, foxes, coons, and wild mice were found there, but no squirrels.1865, Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod, Chapter IX. "The Sea and the Desert", page 187.
    Synonyms:
    musquash, ondatra, 'rat, rat
  2. Any of several shrews in the family Soricidae, especially an Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus).
  3. (obsolete) A bandicoot rat.

Phrases with muskrats

Questions about muskrats

What is muskrats the plural of?
Muskrats is the plural of muskrat.

Words near muskrats in the dictionary

  1. muskoxite
  2. muskrat
  3. muskrat root
  4. muskrat roots
  5. muskrat weed
  6. muskrats
  7. muskratty
  8. muskroot
  9. musks
  10. muskshrew
  11. muskshrews

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