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Definition :

A North American aquatic fur bearing rodent Ondatra zibethica formerly Fiber zibethicus It resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail but the tail is compressed the hind feet are webbed and the ears are concealed in the fur It has scent glands which secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk Called also musquash musk beaver ondatra and sometimes water rat