ermines

plural of ermine

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ermines
Noun
  • On the runway, several iterations were displayed in materials ranging from leather, shearling and satin, to mink, swakara and eel.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 July 2025
  • Invasive animals — such as mink — as well as deforestation, forest fires and unregulated construction could also negatively impact the species.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Marsh rabbits, cottontail rabbits and foxes have effectively disappeared, a 2015 study found.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Liam Houck, 15, and his family are showing most of their four rabbits, 20 sheep and 15 dairy goats at this year’s Ramona Junior Fair.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • At the same time, marten populations shot up and the researchers began to see their scat in new areas.
    Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
  • This acquisition will improve the habitat for Wisconsin’s endangered American marten, which has been facing a dwindling habitat.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Additionally, various primate species, including up to 10 spider monkeys, will be able to travel above the otters and into their own enclosure, Zoo Director Ethan Fisher said.
    Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
  • The Mosaic Exhibit Hall features rotating sea life exhibits, while the Wetlands Trail provides an immersive journey through Florida’s ecosystems, which include a mangrove forest, cypress swamp and freshwater swamp, home to alligators, otters, turtles and a free-flight aviary.
    Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
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“Ermines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ermines. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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