ONDATRA ZIBETHICA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ondatra zibethica mean? 

• ONDATRA ZIBETHICA (noun)
  The noun ONDATRA ZIBETHICA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ONDATRA ZIBETHICA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ONDATRA ZIBETHICA (noun)

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

muskrat; musquash; Ondatra zibethica

Hypernyms ("Ondatra zibethica" is a kind of...):

gnawer; rodent (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)

Holonyms ("Ondatra zibethica" is a member of...):

genus Ondatra; Ondatra (muskrats)