otters

variants also otter
plural of otter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for otters
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
  • The animals included 12 bats, nine racoons, eight skunks, two groundhogs, a bobcat, three cats and a fox, data shows.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
  • While bears are easily the biggest fear in some parks, a pack of hungry racoons or an inquisitive skunk aren’t to be messed with either.
    Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Take a seat for a round-the-clock show: the ruffed grouse, cottontail rabbits, waterfowl and occasional muskrats that wander about, lured by the lake.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • One East Hartford man shoots 100 muskrats for some reason.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • This encourages chipmunks, as well as other wildlife, such as raccoons, opossums, and skunks to visit, says Owen.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wildlife in his yard: baby raccoons, owl, deer Ewart lives off Park Road in south Charlotte, bordering Little Sugar Creek Greenway.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 2 Aug. 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
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“Otters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/otters. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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