mink vs. muskrat
[mingk]
/ mɪŋk /
noun
minks
plural
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a semiaquatic weasellike animal of the genus Mustela, especially the North American M. vison.
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the fur of this animal, brownish in the natural state and having lustrous outside hairs and a thick, soft undercoat.
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a coat, stole, etc., made of this fur.
[muhsk-rat]
/ ˈmʌskˌræt /
noun
muskrats
plural
-
a large, aquatic, North American rodent, Ondatra zibethica, having a musky odor.
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its thick, light-brown fur, used for coats, for hats, as a trimming, etc.
