muskrat

noun, a large semi-aquatic rodent, Ondatra zibethicus, native to N. America, having a musky smell (COD)

“When I was younger, muskrats was a big thing, eh.”

“Mink and raccoon and the muskrats are coming back, and beaver.”

“We’ve seen one muskrat swimming by and feeding along our shore.”

“My husband and his father and all the guys used to trap muskrats.”

“No, the first year I bought one [pistol], I was paid to shoot muskrats.”