Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun muskrat
2 senses of muskrat
Sense 1
muskrat, muskrat fur -- (the brown fur of a muskrat)
=> fur, pelt -- (the dressed hairy coat of a mammal)
Sense 2
muskrat, musquash, Ondatra zibethica -- (beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur)
=> rodent, gnawer -- (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)