otter

noun

Definition of otternext
as in beaver

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Recent Examples of otter Sonoma County Animal Services said its officers responded to the resident's call and discovered that the otter was actually a tiny baby American mink. — Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 1 July 2026 There’s an art gallery, the Birds of Prey Center, an otter exhibit, and Desertarium, which features turtles, snakes, lizards, frogs, and more. — Lauren Jones, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026 An otter popped up out of one hole, followed quickly by another otter out of the other. — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026 Sea otter surrogacy programs are designed to mimic what happens in the wild, where pups rely heavily on their mothers to teach them how to survive. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for otter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for otter
  1. beaver
  2. mink
  3. badger
  4. raccoon
  5. muskrat
  6. marten
  7. rabbit
  8. fisher
Noun
  • The Seneca Creek attack follows two beaver attacks at Cunningham Falls State Park in Frederick County, more than 36 miles away.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The beaver itself is a shortcut for the company’s larger retail brand – something customers see on signs, merchandise and inside its stores – and Buc-ee’s has invested in protecting it.
    — Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of beaver
Noun
  • Drape it over your sofa throughout the season and refresh your space with new throw pillow covers, like the Cozy Teddy covers in the same fuzzy fabric or the luxuriously soft faux-mink covers in a similar color.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In the mink colorway, a warm, grayish brown neutral, the bed is versatile enough to complement any evolving palette and lots of different aesthetics.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of mink
Noun
  • Between my sobs and his sighs, the other servers tucked past, wondering what was happening but not really wanting to deal with the crazy person watching their co-worker badger-dig into the bowels of this cabinet.
    — Asha Iyer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • These animals included badgers, bats, crows, foxes, hedgehogs, otters and owls, among many others.
    — Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Definition of badger
Noun
  • Jahnke’s work features four panels depicting realistic images of local wildlife, including geese, raccoons, a fox and an owl.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Eat it with tortilla chips at your desk, rabid raccoon style; or heat up some TJ’s flour tortillas, slice a few scallions, dollop sour cream, really make a day of it.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of raccoon
Noun
  • It is commonly spread through tick bites and deer flies that have fed on infected animals, such as wild rabbits, hares, muskrats and rodents.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Gassing of the muskrat runs, or burrows, was also tried.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026
Definition of muskrat
Noun
  • The ranch also may be home to threatened or endangered species, including Canada lynx, American marten, snowshoe hare and Gunnison’s prairie dog.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 28 June 2026
  • Otters are part of the weasel family (Mustelidae), which includes some of nature’s most ferocious pint-sized predators, such as badgers, martens, and wolverines.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of marten
Noun
  • The herder cared for Pantoja, keeping him warm with animal skins, teaching him to milk the goats, and how to hunt rabbits with a stick.
    — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Plants tolerate a range of soils and are unbothered by rabbits or deer but are susceptible to powdery mildew.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of rabbit
Noun
  • Fly-fishers will find an extensive stretch of Gold Medal Water (a designation for quality and trout density) in Colorado, with access to browns, brookies, cutthroats, and rainbow trout.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Businesses and other organizations also use Form 1099-MISC to report payments to attorneys, health care providers, commercial fishers, and others.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of fisher

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