Found 2 items, similar to Muskrat.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: muskrat muskrat n 1: the brown fur of a muskrat 2: beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur [syn: musquash, Ondatra zibethica]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Muskrat Muskrat \Musk"rat`\, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent (Ondatra zibethica formerly Fiber zibethicus). It resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the hind feet are webbed, and the ears are concealed in the fur. It has scent glands which secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk. Called also musquash, musk beaver, ondatra, and sometimes water rat. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. (Zo["o]l.) The musk shrew. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo["o]l.) The desman. [1913 Webster]