DCHP-2

musquash Algonk.: cf. Ojibwa miskwasi DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 n.

  an aquatic rodent, Ondatra zibethica, common to many parts of North America and widely trapped for its valuable fur.

  See also: muskrat (def. 1)  

• 2 n.

  the valuable fur of the muskrat.

  See also: muskrat (def. 2)  

• 3 n.

  the flesh of the muskrat used as food.

  See also: muskrat (def. 3)