| English Dictionary |
ONDATRA
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does Ondatra mean?
• ONDATRA (noun)
The noun ONDATRA has 1 sense:
1. muskrats
Familiarity information: ONDATRA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Muskrats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Ondatra; Ondatra
Hypernyms ("Ondatra" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Ondatra"):
muskrat; musquash; Ondatra zibethica (beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur)
Holonyms ("Ondatra" is a member of...):
Cricetidae; family Cricetidae (mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Ne'er cast a clout till May be out." (English proverb)
"The hand with mud, the bread with honey." (Albanian proverb)
"To buy cheap is to buy twice." (Catalan proverb)
"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." (Corsican proverb)
"The hand with mud, the bread with honey." (Albanian proverb)
"To buy cheap is to buy twice." (Catalan proverb)
"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." (Corsican proverb)