otters

noun

variants also otter
Definition of ottersnext
plural of otter
as in muskrats

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  1. mink
  2. racoon
  3. muskrat
  4. raccoon
  5. rabbit
Noun
  • Wispy hybrids, classic sets, 35mm minks, and more, lash extensions provided a semi-permanent alternative to strip lashes and mascara.
    Cierra Black, Essence, 21 Oct. 2024
  • This includes mink oil on your couch or office chair.
    Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of mink
Noun
  • On Friday, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Chemung County Department of Health announced that a squirrel and a racoon had been euthanized to test for rabies.
    Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Perry cooked anything and everything—from possum and racoon meat to pork and mutton.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of racoon
Noun
  • Edward’s parenting was particularly industrious, requiring his children to paint their own rooms, make their own clothes and earn extra cash by trapping and skinning muskrats to sell their pelts.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
  • 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
Definition of muskrat
Noun
  • As its name suggests, this canid family member has face markings that bear a resemblance to that of a raccoon.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Video shared on social media shows the chaotic critter scene at a Spirit Airlines gate where a raccoon can be seen clinging onto a cable that is hanging from the ceiling.
    Sara Smart, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of raccoon
Noun
  • The zoo was officially established in 2005 with rabbits, guinea pigs, goats and pigs.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Phoenix police were investigating a case of animal abuse at an Ahwatukee Foothills preschool where a family of three rabbits were apparently killed by an intruder around Halloween.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of rabbit
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