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De - Pt| English Dictionary: musquash | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Musquash \Mus"quash\, n. [American Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Muskrat}. {Musquash root} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant ({Cicuta maculata}), having a poisonous root. See {Water hemlock}. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Muskrat \Musk"rat`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent ({Fiber zibethicus}). It resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the bind 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}, and {ondatra}. | |
