otter

noun

Definition of otternext
as in beaver

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Recent Examples of otter 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 Eurasian otters, also known as European otters or Lutra lutra, are a widespread species found across Europe, North Africa and southeast Asia. — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025 To see even more wild locals, cruise the Dora Canal, a verdant passage bordered by cypress trees and home to otters, herons, wood ducks, egrets, and more. — Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for otter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for otter
  1. beaver
  2. mink
  3. racoon
  4. badger
  5. raccoon
  6. muskrat
  7. marten
  8. rabbit
Noun
  • Else joins a growing Fandor catalog which also features the breakout picture Hundreds of Beaver about a drunken applejack salesman who morphs into North America’s greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Sometimes, it’s interrupted by a beaver wrestling match in the audience.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of beaver
Noun
  • Costello is shown living the good life on Central Park West, walking dogs decked out in miniature mink coats, including a pomeranian in a fur beret.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
  • While Hathaway looked to Moncler for her XXL coat, Bieber and her stylist Dani Michelle found a floor-grazing faux mink coat from Ralph Lauren’s fall 1995 collection via vintage dealers The Reallist, which saw her through her last weeks of Aspen.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of mink
Noun
  • Marvel Rocket and Baby Groot Minifigure Recreate some of Rocket’s adventures from Guardians of the Galaxy with this buildable and poseable figure of the beloved racoon.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The Ledge Light Health District said that a racoon found on Cedar Drive in the town of North Stonington was tested and found to be positive for rabies on December 9, 2024.
    — Staff report, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of racoon
Noun
  • Saxon badgers his younger brother, Lochlan (Sam Nivola) about putting on muscle, which is apparently achieved by drinking lots of protein shakes.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Other examples of plantigrade mammals include humans, raccoons, wolverines, badgers, porcupines, and rabbits.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of badger
Noun
  • First, try to eliminate what attracts the raccoons by ensuring the landscaping is trimmed correctly, the trash is secured, and the area is kept clean.
    — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
  • After Peanut allegedly bit a person involved in the DEC’s seizure of the squirrel and raccoon, they were both euthanized to test for rabies, the departments said at the time.
    — Bailey Richards, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of raccoon
Noun
  • Painter and Jensen have seen beavers, muskrats, pond turtles, deer and black bears roaming the grounds.
    — David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Anchored to what is called a seawall, a wetland ecosystem for a diverse range of wildlife — including beavers, muskrats, snapping turtles and all types of insects, bats, and fish — has been created by mostly volunteers.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of muskrat
Noun
  • At the same time, marten populations shot up and the researchers began to see their scat in new areas.
    — Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
  • 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
Definition of marten
Noun
  • The state of South Dakota has two species of jackrabbits, which are actually hares and have longer ears and bigger bodies than rabbits.
    — John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Most have a bulbous tip that doubles as a clit vibrator, while others are dual-ended rabbit vibrators that can stimulate two hot spots at once.
    — Gabrielle Kassel, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of rabbit

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