transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈməsk-ˌrat ]
noun
( plural muskrat or muskrats )
Etymology: probably by folk etymology from a word of Algonquian origin; akin to Massachusett musquash muskrat
Date: 1607
: an aquatic rodent ( Ondatra zibethica ) of the United States and Canada with a long scaly laterally compressed tail, webbed hind feet, and dark glossy brown fur ; also : its fur or pelt