beaver

noun

Definition of beavernext
as in muskrat

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Recent Examples of beaver More than a week later, another beaver bit a 19-year-old man fishing from the park’s shoreline on Wednesday. — Maia Nehme, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2026 Like a scary transformation in a horror movie, the lovable beaver has morphed into a snarling predator. — Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The Mahwah Health Department said the beaver was captured, euthanized and tested positive for rabies. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 Officers searched the area for additional signs of rabid beavers after the first attack, dismantling a beaver lodge and establishing daily surveillance at the lake. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of mink
Noun
  • The highlight of mine was the rabbit doppio, a large ravioli stuffed with braised meat and cheese in separate but adjacent cells, and the beef tenderloin was a perfect anchor.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Highlights are a circus, wood-chopping contests, rabbit costume contest, sing-along.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of rabbit
Noun
  • The mile-long walk to Fisherman’s Wharf typically includes otter and harbor seal sightings.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • Pictures of the Channel Islands in the 1980s, after an analogous period of protection from human and otter predation, show huge herds of black abalone, shell to shell, covering patches of the tidepool like floor tiling.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
Definition of otter
Noun
  • The rabid raccoon was found near the 200 block of Cooley Mill Road in Havre de Grace, while the rabid fox was found near the 700 block of Walters Mill Road in Forest Hill, Maryland.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Jimothy the raccoon took over social media because of his unique shape due to a spinal condition.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of raccoon
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
  • 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
  • Health officials in Harford and Anne Arundel counties have issued new rabies alerts involving a raccoon, a fox and a bat.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Fans posted videos of themselves creating the fox fur and antler headpiece Patricia wore to that party.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of fox

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