Persian lambs

noun

plural of Persian lamb
as in rabbit

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  1. rabbit
  2. seals
  3. muskrat
  4. mink
  5. raccoon
  6. otters
  7. badgers
  8. fishers
Noun
  • Plants tolerate a range of soils and are unbothered by rabbits or deer.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • There’s a bug-eyed rabbit, a blue donkey and several variations of what appear to be skulls.
    — Ryan Steven Green, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of rabbit
Noun
  • The scheme targeting Zimbler involved daily Microsoft Teams chats and video calls, more than 10 fake government documents with official-looking seals — including a federal arrest warrant — and two wire transfers.
    — Ella Moore July 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • If the seals fail or materials become brittle and shatter under the thermal shock, the entire mission is at risk.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
Definition of seals
Noun
  • Gassing of the muskrat runs, or burrows, was also tried.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026
  • In fact, one quite successful muskie artificial lure is fashioned of fur in the shape of a small muskrat, and has a black soft-plastic tail.
    — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Definition of muskrat
Noun
  • Arthur Labellman, 81, ran the shop started by his grandfather in 1919 for more than 50 years, selling mink coats and other products at the height of downtown’s retail era.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of mink
Noun
  • Some people have to remove bird feeders during the summer because of problems with bears, raccoons, and other wild animals.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
  • Two dogs were exposed to the raccoon and one resident might have been exposed, the city said in a Facebook post.
    — Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 3 July 2026
Definition of raccoon
Noun
  • 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
Definition of otters
Noun
  • Both minks and otters are mustelids, a family of carnivores that also includes badgers, weasels, and wolverines.
    — Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Over the next several decades, a roll call of Pennsylvania’s native animals would be extirpated, including mountain lions, wolves, wolverines, badgers, pine marten, and fisher cats; whitetail deer were nearly wiped out of the state, as were black bears and turkeys.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Definition of badgers
Noun
  • Kenyan law restricts trawlers to waters at least 5 nautical miles (9 kilometers) offshore, but fishers say some vessels routinely operate much closer.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • Depredation occurs when a shark steals an angler’s catch off their line, and Florida’s fishers are tired of it.
    — Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of fishers
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