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muskrat

noun

as in beaver

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Recent Examples of muskrat The researchers also analyzed several other species raised for fur, meat, and medicinal purposes, including deer, muskrats, guinea pigs, rabbits, and badgers. —

Byjon Cohen, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024 Mink are semi-aquatic carnivores that eat muskrat, fish, reptiles, amphibians, waterfowl, eggs and small mammals like mice, according to the DNR. —

Angelika Ytuarte, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2024 There are also coyotes at the park, though Sweet said these aren’t as common to see, but there are mink, beaver and muskrats that can be seen along Fall Creek and near Duck Pond. —

Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2024 That said, muskrats are actually more closely related to woodland mice, Albers said. —

Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for muskrat

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Homeostasis and Stability: Like beavers and wolves, leaders create balance by managing both innovation (growth) and stability (process).

— Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The short-faced bear went extinct around 11,000 years, at the end of the Pleistocene, along with most of the large mammals that lived alongside it, including all the large carnivores listed above, as well as giant ground sloths, mammoths, mastodons, giant beavers, camels, and giant armadillos.

— Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024