musk : Idioms & Phrases

• (Zoöl.), muskrat (1).

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• (Zoöl.), a European longicorn beetle (Aromia moschata), having an agreeable odor resembling that of attar of roses.

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• . See Bondar.

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• (Zoöl.), musk oxen. See Musk ox (below).

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• noun low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to alfilaria
  Erodium moschatum; muskus grass; white-stemmed filaree.
  

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• noun small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk
  Moschus moschiferus.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a small hornless deer (Moschus moschiferus), which inhabits the elevated parts of Central Asia. The upper canine teeth of the male are developed into sharp tusks, curved downward. The male has scent bags on the belly, from which the musk of commerce is derived. The deer is yellow or red-brown above, whitish below. The pygmy musk deer are chevrotains, as the kanchil and napu.

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• noun large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated
  muscovy duck; Cairina moschata.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) The Muscovy duck . (b) An Australian duck (Biziura lobata).

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• noun nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America
  peccary.
  

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• noun small kangaroo of northeastern Australia
  Hypsiprymnodon moschatus.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the Pacific lorikeet (Glossopsitta australis) of Australia.

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• noun bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
  Hibiscus moschatus; abelmosk; Abelmoschus moschatus.
  
• noun erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States
  Malva moschata; mus rose.
  

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• (Bot.), a name of two malvaceous plants : (a) A species of mallow (Malva moschata), the foliage of which has a faint musky smell . (b) An Asiatic shrub. See Abelmosk.

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• (Bot.), a European plant of the Orchis family (Herminium Minorchis); so called from its peculiar scent.

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• noun large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep
  Ovibos moschatus; musk ox.
  

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• (Zoöl.), an Arctic hollow-horned ruminant (Ovibos moschatus), now existing only in America, but found fossil in Europe and Asia. It is covered with a thick coat of fine yellowish wool, and with long dark hair, which is abundant and shaggy on the neck and shoulders. The full-grown male weighs over four hundred pounds.

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• . (Zoöl.) Same as Musk lorikeet (above).

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• (Bot.), a fragrant kind of pear much resembling the Seckel pear.

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• (Bot.), the Mimulus moschatus, a plant found in Western North America, often cultivated, and having a strong musky odor.

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• (Bot.), the name of several roots with a strong odor, as that of the nard (Nardostachys Jatamansi) and of a species of Angelica.

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• noun rose native to Mediterranean region having curved or climbing branches and loose clusters of musky-scented flowers
  Rosa moschata.
  

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• (Bot.), a species of rose (Rosa moschata), having peculiarly fragrant white blossoms.

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• (Bot.), the seed of a plant of the Mallow family (Hibiscus moschatus), used in perfumery and in flavoring. See Abelmosk.

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• noun large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep
  Ovibos moschatus; musk ox.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the musk ox.

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• (Zoöl.), a shrew (Sorex murinus), found in India. It has a powerful odor of musk. Called also sondeli, and mondjourou.

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• noun Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar
  nodding thistle; Carduus nutans.
  

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• (Bot.), a species of thistle (Carduus nutans), having fine large flowers, and leaves smelling strongly of musk.

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• (Zoöl.), a small American fresh-water tortoise (Armochelys, ∨ Ozotheca, odorata), which has a distinct odor of musk; called also stinkpot.

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• noun small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor
  stinkpot.
  

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• adjective satellite smelling of musk
  musky-scented.
  

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• noun viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers
  Nyctaginia capitata.
  

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