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 There’s the yellow, blue-nosed beaver Norb (Nick Bakay) — witty, sophisticated, sarcastic, and opinionated. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026 In recent years, however, beaver reintroductions have started to become more popular in the country because these semi-aquatic rodents are amazing natural engineers. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 18 June 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
  • 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
  • The American mink likely wandered into the resident's yard from the riverbank, according to the Sonoma County Animal Service.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of mink
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
  • 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
  • This enables researchers to track spatial and temporal trends for many Wisconsin species, such as black bears, bobcats, coyotes, opossum and raccoons.
    — Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Critter Control offers specialized pest control plans to get rid of raccoons, squirrels, rats, mice, bats and more.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 1 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
  • Rabies is often found in bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes, but any mammal can be infected.
    — Kelli Arseneau, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • There are numerous color choices, including toffee, fox, mood indigo, soft pink, blue pearl, lava rock, and toasted coconuts.
    — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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