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MUSKRAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur
Synonyms:
muskrat; musquash; Ondatra zibethica
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("muskrat" is a kind of...):
gnawer; rodent (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)
Holonyms ("muskrat" is a member of...):
genus Ondatra; Ondatra (muskrats)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The brown fur of a muskrat
Synonyms:
muskrat; muskrat fur
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("muskrat" is a kind of...):
fur; pelt (the dressed hairy coat of a mammal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "muskrat"):
hudson seal (muskrat fur dressed to simulate sealskin)
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