单词 | ondatra |
释义 | Ondatran. Originally: †the muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus (obsolete). In later use: the monotypic genus containing the muskrat.Valid publication of the genus name: H. F. Link Beyträge zur Naturgeschichte (1797) I. ii. 52. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Myomorpha (mouse, rat, vole, or hamster) > [noun] > family Microtidae > genus Ondatra (musk-rat) water rat1481 rat1584 mussascus1612 muskrat1615 musquash1616 squash1678 Muscovy rat1693 musk beaver1771 Ondatra1774 rat-tailed shrew1827 mushrat1842 beaver-rat1884 musky1884 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 78 The Ondatra is a native of Canada. a1832 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XXII. 635/1 Ondatra... A genus of animals belonging to the family Claviculata, order Rodentia, class Mammalia. 1867 Amer. Naturalist 1 400 The Musk-rat, or Ondatra (Fiber zibethicus), so extensively diffused over North America. 1948 Ecology 29 129/1 The accepted name is given followed by the generic name, i.e. Ondatra sp. or the generic and specific name. 1994 Brimleyana 21 37 Martin..suggested, in his investigation of the phyletic evolution in the rodent genus Ondatra, that an increase in body mass through time has occurred in Ondatra zibethicus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1774 |
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