musquash
/ˈmʌskwɒʃ/
noun
- A large semiaquatic rodent native to North America, also known as the muskrat, valued for its fur.
- The musquash built its lodge among the cattails near the riverbank.
- A musquash swam silently across the pond, carrying a mouthful of reeds.
- Trappers in the wetlands catch musquash for their thick, warm pelts.
- The fur of the muskrat, used in making coats and hats.
- Her vintage coat was lined with soft musquash fur.
- They sold musquash pelts at the fur trade fair.
- The hat was made from musquash, which kept his ears warm in winter.
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