ondatra

English Thesaurus

1. muskrats (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mammal genus,
definition	:	a genus of mammals (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	muskrat, musquash, ondatra zibethica,
definition	:	beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	cricetidae, family cricetidae,
definition	:	mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters (noun.animal)