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otters

noun

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plural of otter

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Recent Examples of otters An otter bobs in the inlet, an eagle glides across the sky, and a black bear ambles amidst old-growth forest on the distant shores. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Still, even in California, who worries about being savaged by an otter? — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Because river otters have been known to carry rabies, doctors routinely give rabies shots to victims of otter attacks. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026 There was also an otter attack in Anchorage, Alaska, KTUU reported last month. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Its crew of otter hunters were to pick up the last Nicolenos, the handful who had lived through the massacre and survived the two intervening decades, and bring them to the missions. — Literary Hub, 29 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

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Noun

Sea ice platforms help polar bears catch seals, which are their main source of prey.

— Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2026
Rubber gaskets and seals help prevent leaks, especially in front-load models.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of seals

Noun

The report raised alarm because mink is a species that could give the virus opportunities to mutate to better spread among humans.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
Flu experts were unequivocal that the government should have ordered the farm to cull its mink, as other countries have done.

— Nat Lash, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of mink

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
Like Snow White, she is surrounded by woodland creatures — rabbits, badgers even a deer — all frozen in time.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of badgers

Noun

Open meadows connect with forest through long hedgerows, providing food and shelter for wildlife including beavers, otters, opossums, muskrats and numerous resident and migratory birds, according to ESLC.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of muskrat

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But the possibility that these new tracks were augmented by AI saps the novelty, in the same way that an AI video of a raccoon climbing a string of Christmas lights isn’t cute in the slightest.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
The Trogon is a rare find, but the park also hosts 200 to 500 resident and migratory species, along with the coatimundi, a sleek cousin of the raccoon.

— Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of raccoon

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Chilean fishers claim that pollution caused by salmon-farming facilities is significantly reducing the abundance of fish and shellfish in the sea.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Surfers, fishers, business owners, real estate brokers, Indigenous leaders, marine scientists and everyday residents lined up for hours to express their support for the state and urged federal officials to set politics aside in their review.

— Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of fishers

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Specifically, the scientists found that a receptor protein in the ventromedial hypothalamus may form the basis for the foxes’ social behavior.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2026
Connie, whose cake is like glue inside, and Gary are once again at the bottom, with Gabe’s dynamite dinosaur and Tom’s foxy fox placing them at the top.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of foxes

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Zembower also questioned the ban on the sale of rabbits and whether the bans would eventually be proposed for other animals, including turtles and snakes.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
If this is really a hint, Gandalf can’t figure it out and leaves to fetch the rabbit Tom Bombadil has requested.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2026

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