beaver

noun

Definition of beavernext
as in muskrat

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Recent Examples of beaver River otters, once ubiquitous, were gone from much of the East; and beavers were eliminated from all 29 million acres of Pennsylvania. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 Buc-ee's plans to open another store in Ohio, bringing its gas station, convenience store and smiling buck-toothed beaver mascot closer to the Pennsylvania stateline. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 4 June 2026 See where the beaver is going nextNeed a news break? — Greta Cross, USA Today, 14 May 2026 Video of the incident shows the boy trying to scramble up the bank to safety as the beaver chases him before biting him on the thigh. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for beaver
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaver
  1. muskrat
  2. mink
  3. rabbit
  4. otter
  5. raccoon
  6. badger
  7. marten
  8. fox
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
  • The sleek style is made from top-grain Italian leather and is available in black, cognac, or mink.
    — Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of mink
Noun
  • Blair has done a fair number of dog and cat memorial drawings, but also the occasional turtle, bird, rabbit and even a crustacean who once graced their owner’s salt water fish tank.
    — Felicia Feaster, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Other competitions will showcase small animals such as guinea pigs, rabbits, and poultry; and junior livestock including swine, dairy cattle, and beef cattle.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of rabbit
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 otter
Noun
  • Georgia and North Carolina also rope off breeding sites along with trapping and euthanizing predators such as foxes, raccoons and coyotes during breeding season.
    — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • Jimothy, Seattle’s viral raccoon mascot, has officially earned an honor usually reserved for the most elite athletes, celebrities, world leaders and cultural icons – the bobblehead treatment.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Definition of raccoon
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 badger
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
  • These animals included badgers, bats, crows, foxes, hedgehogs, otters and owls, among many others.
    — Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
  • Georgia and North Carolina also rope off breeding sites along with trapping and euthanizing predators such as foxes, raccoons and coyotes during breeding season.
    — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of fox

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