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musquash
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Muskrat \Musk"rat`\, n.
1. (Zool.) A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent
(Ondatra zibethica formerly Fiber zibethicus). It
resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but
the tail is compressed, the hind 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, ondatra, and sometimes
water rat.
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2. (Zool.) The musk shrew.
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3. (Zool.) The desman.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Musquash \Mus"quash\, n. [American Indian name.] (Zool.) See Muskrat. [1913 Webster] Musquash root (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant ({Cicuta maculata}), having a poisonous root. See Water hemlock. [1913 Webster]
