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Definition of: muskrat
(musk′rat′) noun plural ·rats or ·rat
A North American aquatic rodent (Ondatra zibethica) yielding a valuable fur and secreting a substance with a musky odor: sometimes called musquash.
(About 22 inches over–all in length)
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