MUSKRAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does muskrat mean? 

• MUSKRAT (noun)
  The noun MUSKRAT has 2 senses:

1. the brown fur of a muskrat

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

  Familiarity information: MUSKRAT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSKRAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The brown fur of a muskrat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

muskrat; muskrat fur

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

muskrat; musquash; Ondatra zibethica

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)