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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Ondatra \Ondatra\ prop. n.
A genus of rodents including the muskrat ({Ondatra
zibethica).
Syn: genus Ondatra.
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Muskrat \Musk"rat`\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent
({Ondatra zibethica formerly 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, ondatra, and sometimes
water rat.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. (Zo["o]l.) The musk shrew.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Zo["o]l.) The desman.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Muskrat \Musk"rat`\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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
bind 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
Ondatra
n : muskrats [syn: genus Ondatra]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ondatra
French n.
(l en ondatra)
n.
(lb en chiefly US Canada) The muskrat.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Ondatra
Translingual n.
{taxon|genus|family|Cricetidae|the muskrat, ''(ll mul Ondatra
zibethicus)'' (sole extant species)}
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
ondatra
n.
(lb en chiefly US Canada) The muskrat.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
ondatra
French n.
(l en ondatra)
n.
(lb en chiefly US Canada) The muskrat.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
ondatra
French n.
(l en ondatra)
n.
(lb en chiefly US Canada) The muskrat.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Ondatra
Translingual n.
{taxon|genus|family|Cricetidae|the muskrat, ''(ll mul Ondatra
zibethicus)'' (sole extant species)}
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 : [ freedict:fra-eng ]
ondatra /ɔ̃datʀa/
musk-rat, musquash
From French-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:fra-nld ]
ondatra /õdatra/
bisamrat, muskusrat
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