Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: muskrat
IPA transcription: [m'ʌskɹ,æt]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: muskrat, musquash, Ondatra_zibethica
    Meaning: beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur
  • Synonyms: muskrat, muskrat_fur
    Meaning: the brown fur of a muskrat
Usage examples
  • "Mr. Muskrat hesitated.
  • But then, Jerry Muskrat is a funny fellow.
  • "'What's the matter, Mr. Muskrat?' she asked.
  • Let's go ask him why Jerry Muskrat builds his house in the water."
  • Grandfather Frog winked at Jerry Muskrat, who was listening, and Jerry nodded his head.
  • "Oh, Grandfather Frog, do tell us why it is that Jerry Muskrat builds his house in the water.
  • None of his friends on land had such a big, fine house, and Mr. Muskrat was very proud of it.
  • "Will you go to the store for me, Uncle Wiggily?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, of the rabbit gentleman one day, as he sat out on the porch of his hollow stump bungalow in the woods.