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mink

noun

Definition of mink

as in beaver

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Recent Examples of mink 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 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 See All Example Sentences for mink

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Noun

Beside a fallen tree, McCormack points out how a beaver chewed more deeply into one side of the trunk, bringing it down into the water.

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
In winter, several migratory duck species spend the season on its clear-flowing creeks and ponds, including beaver ponds.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of beaver

Noun

There are seagull puppets, a tandem bicycle, an oil stain in the shape of a rabbit, a meteorite.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, and household birds can accompany passengers in the cabin on flights within the US.

— Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of rabbit

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

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The new policy prohibits fur from animals killed specifically for their pelts, including mink, fox, rabbit, chinchilla and coyote.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Queen Bey’s feminism would mature — on the occasion of her 25th birthday, specifics were mostly limited to paying one’s own way and doing one’s best to keep rivals out of chinchilla coats.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 4 July 2026

Definition of chinchilla

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Approximately 600,000 baits will be dropped this year in an effort to prevent the raccoon rabies epizootic (an epidemic found in animals) from moving west from the Appalachian Mountains.

— Eva Flowe October 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
The massive aerial operation is part of an annual operation to spread rabies vaccination baits targeting raccoons and other wildlife in the state.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of raccoon

Noun

On previous survey nights that lasted until sunrise, the researchers have seen mule deer, bobcats, badgers and foxes prowling in the cover of the dark.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Smith would later learn that Cello had made his way into a badger’s den — called a sett — and became lost in the underground network of tunnels.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026

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