- muskrat (n.)
[muskrat 词源字典]
- 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).[muskrat etymology, muskrat origin, 英语词源]