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Woodchuck vs Muskrat - What's the difference?

woodchuck | muskrat |

As nouns the difference between woodchuck and muskrat

is that woodchuck is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, species: Marmota monax while muskrat is a large aquatic rodent; species: Ondatra zibethicus.

woodchuck

English

(wikipedia woodchuck)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, .
    • How much wood would a woodchuck''' chuck if a '''woodchuck could chuck wood? — popular tongue-twister.

    Synonyms

    * (rodent of the family Sciuridae) groundhog, whistle-pig, land-beaver, moonack

    muskrat

    English

    (wikipedia muskrat)

    Alternative forms

    * musk-rat

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large aquatic rodent; .

    • Derived terms

    * muskrat trap * muskrat-weed

    Synonyms

    * musquash, musk shrew

    External links

    * (wikipedia) * (Ondatra zibethicus) * (Ondatra zibethicus)