ermines

Definition of erminesnext
plural of ermine

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Noun
  • The tension is thicker than mink.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • His white mink coat had a tail as long as the entrance ramp.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Beef cheeks and tongues, Frenched racks of lamb, glistening hams, poulet de Bresse, and rabbits still with their heads, round eyes blinkless under long lashes frozen in the ice.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • The program has expanded to include guinea pigs, chickens, doves, goats, turtles and rabbits.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Wolverines are beagle-sized carnivores related to weasels, ermines, badgers, martens, otters, and black footed ferrets, all of which are native to this state.
    Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Dachshunds are clever hunters, bred hundreds of years ago in Germany to sniff out badgers.
    Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • An otter popped up out of one hole, followed quickly by another otter out of the other.
    Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026
  • Sea otter surrogacy programs are designed to mimic what happens in the wild, where pups rely heavily on their mothers to teach them how to survive.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • The project will replace seals, low side bushings, protective devices and conservator bladders in the transformers.
    D. Hunter Reardon, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • In 2020, researchers began receiving reports by citizen scientists of grey seals being preyed on by sharks.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Animals commonly associated with rabies include skunks, foxes, coyotes and raccoons.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
  • Writing in the Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, the researchers found that existing animal models of human psychiatric disease are not valid, something a crazy fox could have told them.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • The beautiful array of their divergent sizes and pelts coalesced as oils on canvas and rendered their exploits almost dreamlike.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • The PlayLab staff will host a story time featuring books inspired by bison, along with a coloring craft event and a touch-and-feel experience with bison pelts.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Ermines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ermines. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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