also musk-rat, 1610s, alteration (by association with musk and rat) of musquash, from Algonquian (probably Powhatan) muscascus, literally "it is red," so called for its colorings. From cognate Abenaki muskwessu comes variant form musquash (1620s).
实用例句
1. Muskrat fur almost equals beaver fur in quality.
麝鼠皮在质量上几乎和海獭皮不相上下.来自互联网
2. Muskrat Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer - James Fenimore Cooper.
