Noun
A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent (Fiber zibethicus). It resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the bind feet are webbed, and the ears are concealed in the fur. It has scent glands which secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk. Called also musquash, musk beaver, and ondatra.
The musk shrew.
The desman.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBall called Muskrat Falls the greatest economic mistake in the province's history. Source: Internet
$11.4 billion later and counting, Labrador’s controversial hydroelectric dam has done irreversible damage, say three locals who traveled up the Grand River to Muskrat Falls Wednesday. Source: Internet
A writhing mass of hair resembling a pile of muskrat pelts obscures nearly all of the hood. Source: Internet
Benjamin also said the Muskrat Falls controversy resembles others in Canada where corporations have greater access to the courts in protecting their rights than do Indigenous Peoples. Source: Internet
Davis said he feels land protectors “are doing what we really have to do,” and that stopping Muskrat Falls is “a crucial situation.” Source: Internet
Early Monday morning, before dawn, RCMP officers arrested several land protectors at the blockade of the Muskrat Falls site, at least one of them violently. Source: Internet