ermines

plural of ermine

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Noun
  • They’re made of silk, mink or synthetic fibers and attach to the ends of your natural lashes.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
  • As the disease appears in more mammals—such as sea lions in South America and minks in Europe and China—experts fear that the virus is adapting to better infect and spread among mammals.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Perhaps more significantly, the rabbits were not in the best of shape.
    Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Inside the home, officers discovered the body of London; a dog, two cats and a rabbit were also found dead, WWNY-TV reported.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This acquisition will improve the habitat for Wisconsin’s endangered American marten, which has been facing a dwindling habitat.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • With their larger competitors out of the way, the smaller, less numerous martens had some breathing room.
    Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
Noun
  • The report card draws on long-term population data to shed light on how otters, giant sea bass, Garibaldi fish and other animals are doing.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Catch up quick: Sea otters once populated the coast from British Columbia to Baja California, but they were nearly driven to extinction by fur traders in the late 1800s.
    Kale Williams, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
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