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ondatra

ondatra noun: the muskrat.

Noun

ondatra (plural ondatras)

  1. (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 of ondatra

pluralondatras

Origin of ondatra

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.

Questions about ondatra

What does ondatra mean?
Ondatra means the muskrat.
What part of speech is ondatra?
Ondatra is a noun.
What is the plural of ondatra?
The plural of ondatra is ondatras.

Words near ondatra in the dictionary

  1. ONCs
  2. onct
  3. oncula
  4. Ondaatje
  5. ondansetron
  6. ondatra
  7. ondatras
  8. onde
  9. onded
  10. ondes
  11. ondes martenot

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