- 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. - The musk shrew. - The desman.
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