Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ondatra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: on-da-tra
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"The first was the musk-beaver, not much different from the ondatra, excepting in the formation of his snout."

Etymology

From Huron / Wyandot ondatra or ondathra, attested in Gabriel Sagard's 1632 French Dictionnaire de la langue huronne and found in the Huron dialects of the Hochelaga region of Canada.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

ondatras (plural)

Questions

What does ondatra mean?: The muskrat.
Where does ondatra come from?: From Huron / Wyandot ondatra or ondathra, attested in Gabriel Sagard's 1632 French Dictionnaire de la langue huronne and found in the Huron dialects of the Hochelaga region of Canada.

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