muskrat
noun
a large, aquatic, North American rodent, Ondatra zibethica, having a musky odor.
muskrats
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pluralof muskrat.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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While these mussels are not harvested for human consumption, larger species, like waterbirds, raccoons, muskrats and otters, regularly eat freshwater mussels, meaning the contamination could pass up the food chain, Pankratz said.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2024
A city where bullfrogs sing in marshes, where otters and muskrats frolic along the waterfront, and where kingfishers perform aerial acrobatics into ponds thick with fish.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2023
Likewise, muskrats, which have a lot of fur on their ears, are often misidentified as beavers, which don’t.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
A museum dedicated to her memory is in the center of town, not far from the tidewater areas where she learned to catch muskrats and crabs as a little girl.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2022
Milagro metamorphosed into one great gloppy bog, overrun with muskrats and water snakes.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
