MUSKRAT
Musk"rat`, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The musk shrew.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The desman.
MUSKWOOD Musk"wood`, n. Etym: [So called from its fragrance.] (Bot.) (a) The wood of a West Indian tree of the Mahogany family (Moschoxylum Swartzii). (b) The wood of an Australian tree (Eurybia argophylla).
MUSKY
Musk"y, a.
Defn: Having an odor of musk, or somewhat the like. Milton.