muskrat

noun

musk·rat ˈməsk-ˌrat

plural muskrat or muskrats

: an aquatic rodent (Ondatra zibethicus) of the U.S. and Canada with a long scaly laterally compressed tail, webbed hind feet, and dark glossy brown fur

also : its fur or pelt

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Imagine a pale roly-poly the size of a muskrat wandering the seafloor. —

Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 Their diet includes muskrats, a primary predator of freshwater mussels, which are now confirmed to carry radium. —

Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025 The muskrats are depended on by bald eagles, and muskrats are probably the biggest consumer of the freshwater mussels. —

Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025 Edward’s parenting was particularly industrious, requiring his children to paint their own rooms, make their own clothes and earn extra cash by trapping and skinning muskrats to sell their pelts. —

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