musquash

/'mʌskwɔʃ/

Thân thiện

A musquash swims in a calm pond with a cattail in its mouth.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur: "Musquash" refers specifically to a semi-aquatic rodent native to North America, known for its valuable fur and its resemblance to a small beaver.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The trapper caught a musquash near the marsh. (The trapper caught a musquash near the marsh.)
  • Musquash fur was once highly prized for making hats. (Musquash fur was once highly prized for making hats.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "musquash" is considered an older or more regional name. In modern biological and common usage, this animal is almost exclusively called a muskrat.
  • The old journal entry mentioned "musquash pelts," which we now call muskrat pelts. (The old journal entry mentioned "musquash pelts," which we now call muskrat pelts.)

Variants and Related Words

• Muskrat (n): The standard modern common name for the same animal ().
  • Muskrats build dome-shaped houses in wetlands. (Muskrats build dome-shaped houses in wetlands.)

Synonyms

• Muskrat: The direct and primary synonym.
• Water rat: A more general, informal term for aquatic rodents, which can sometimes refer to the musquash/muskrat.

Học thuật

Noun

1. beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur

Từ đồng nghĩa

• muskrat
• Ondatra zibethica