muskrat的词源

英文词源

muskrat (n.)

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).

中文词源

muskrat：麝鼠

来自北美印第安某土著语言musquash,形如鼠，散发麝香味，拼写被俗化。

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