rabbit

noun

Definition of rabbitnext
as in raccoon

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Recent Examples of rabbit The shop’s mascot, a rabbit, is named Lewis, after the original Lewis & Duncan grocery store that once inhabited the building. — Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 From rabbits to squirrels, protecting our gardens from nibbles and bites is a season-long endeavor. — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 26 Aug. 2026 The reference invoked the 1987 thriller’s most iconic scene, which saw Alex boil a pet rabbit in a large pot of hot water. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026 Not a forest by any means, but a small woods where there are squirrels and chipmunks, probably snakes and skunks, rabbits and, now and then, passing through on some mysterious transient route, a deer or a family of deer. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rabbit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit
  1. raccoon
  2. beaver
  3. fox
  4. mink
  5. muskrat
  6. chinchilla
  7. badger
  8. otter
Noun
  • Black rat snakes are eaten by raccoons, weasels, coyotes, owls, hawks, and other snakes.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The raccoon used her paws to repeatedly dunk the receipt into a bowl of water (a common exploratory behavior).
    — Isabel Gil, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of raccoon
Noun
  • Over time, Michigan lawmakers developed a preference for free-flowing streams, according to Oakland University, leading to policies encouraging beaver removal via lethal control.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • No other beaver may prosper while the mighty Buc-ee draws breath.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of beaver
Noun
  • And yet, his latest film includes a subplot in which the sisters learn to look after a wild fox.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • An island fox, about the size of a large house cat, was busy foraging for food in the leaves.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of fox
Noun
  • Drape it over your sofa throughout the season and refresh your space with new throw pillow covers, like the Cozy Teddy covers in the same fuzzy fabric or the luxuriously soft faux-mink covers in a similar color.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In the mink colorway, a warm, grayish brown neutral, the bed is versatile enough to complement any evolving palette and lots of different aesthetics.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of mink
Noun
  • 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
  • Gassing of the muskrat runs, or burrows, was also tried.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026
Definition of muskrat
Noun
  • 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
  • Other small mammals like ferrets, degus, sugar gliders, chinchillas, gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, rats and mice are all allowed as pets.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of chinchilla
Noun
  • Between my sobs and his sighs, the other servers tucked past, wondering what was happening but not really wanting to deal with the crazy person watching their co-worker badger-dig into the bowels of this cabinet.
    — Asha Iyer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • These animals included badgers, bats, crows, foxes, hedgehogs, otters and owls, among many others.
    — Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Definition of badger
Noun
  • Still, even in California, who worries about being savaged by an otter?
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • As the attack continued, Bellin tried to reach a nearby set of rocks and even threw the otter.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of otter

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