pelt vs muskrat

pelt and muskrat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pelt	Yes	No	Yes	No
muskrat	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, muskrat is a hyponym of pelt; that is, muskrat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pelt:

pelt (noun)	muskrat (noun)
body covering of a living animal	beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal	the brown fur of a muskrat

pelt (verb)	muskrat (verb)
attack and bombard with or as if with missiles
cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
rain heavily