Associations to the word «Ondatra»

Wiktionary

ONDATRA, noun. (chiefly US) The muskrat.
ONDATRA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Cricetidae   — the muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus (sole extant species).
ONDATRA ZIBETHICUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cricetidae   — the muskrat, native to North America, introduced in Eurasia.

Dictionary definition

ONDATRA, noun. Muskrats.

Wise words

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