'Ondatra' definitions:
Definition of 'Ondatra'
From: WordNet
noun
Muskrats [syn: Ondatra, genus Ondatra]
Definition of 'ondatra'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- 2. (Zool.) The musk shrew. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) The desman. [1913 Webster]