muskrat

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musk·rat /ˈmʌskræt/ noun [countable]  HBAan animal which lives in water in North America 〔北美洲生活在水中的〕麝鼠

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muskrat• He has that blank muskrat face.• Minks also eat muskrat carrion, and abandoned lodges provide valuable denning sites.• Hence the mink is not so much a threat to the muskrat population as a direct competitor with muskrat trappers.• The muskrat is a swamp-dwelling rodent something like a large water vole.• Many of us kids knew how to trap muskrats and when the berries were just ripe enough-things like that.Origin muskrat (1600-1700) Algonquian muscasus; influenced by musk and rat

musk·rat nounChineseSyllable  

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muskrat
musk‧rat /ˈmʌskræt/ noun [countable]an animal which lives in water in North America

musk·ratBrE /ˈmʌskræt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmʌskræt/ 🔊 nouna N American water animal that has a strong smell and is hunted for its fur 麝鼠（北美洲半水栖鼠，有麝香味，毛皮可作商品）