muskratmusk‧rat /ˈmʌskræt/ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINmuskrat
ExamplesOrigin:
1600-1700 Algonquian muscasus; influenced by musk and ratEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- He has that blank muskrat face.
- Hence the mink is not so much a threat to the muskrat population as a direct competitor with muskrat trappers.
- Many of us kids knew how to trap muskrats and when the berries were just ripe enough-things like that.
- Minks also eat muskrat carrion, and abandoned lodges provide valuable denning sites.
- The muskrat is a swamp-dwelling rodent something like a large water vole.
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