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Recent Examples of raccoon
Burmese pythons have reduced raccoon populations by 99%, opossums by 98% and bobcats by 88%, contributing to major ecological disruption in the Everglades, according to researchers and wildlife officials.
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Chopped banana peels can also attract curious and hungry pests like rats, possums, and raccoons, as well as fruit flies, gnats, and their harmful larvae.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
Coatimundis are small mammals in the raccoon family, according to the National Park Service.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2026
The Fall and Rise—released Tuesday—journalist Isabel Vincent reports that Kennedy once pulled over to the side of the road to cut off the genitals of a dead racoon for quasi-scientific study.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Chopped banana peels can also attract curious and hungry pests like rats, possums, and raccoons, as well as fruit flies, gnats, and their harmful larvae.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
Coatimundis are small mammals in the raccoon family, according to the National Park Service.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2026
The Fall and Rise—released Tuesday—journalist Isabel Vincent reports that Kennedy once pulled over to the side of the road to cut off the genitals of a dead racoon for quasi-scientific study.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raccoon
Noun
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These lamington cupcakes are a fuzzy delight, resembling cartoon rabbits from a fairy tale.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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In total, 76 dogs and puppies of varying breeds, 15 cats and kittens and 2 Flemish rabbits were removed from the home and taken to the Pennsylvania SPCA for medical care.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the final cut, Mabel accidentally stumbles upon research being done by her biology professor (Kathy Najimy), discovers the technology, and hijacks a robot beaver.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Ginger the beaver made a dam good leading lady.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But past royal visits to Washington have sometimes gone awry − from amorous muskrats to a talking hat.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Since 2005, Lake Katherine has been a refuge for migrating birds, beavers, muskrats, bald eagles, ospreys, turtles, and more.—
Mikayla Price,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The tension is thicker than mink.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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His white mink coat had a tail as long as the entrance ramp.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The otter will then go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for up to eight weeks of critical care.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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The mother then lifted the toddler out of the water while the otter continued attacking and bit her arm.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Memoiristic explorations of lemmings, foxes, childhood violence, and pregnancy give way to a sequence of love stories dedicated to the northern lights, diving into mythology and spirituality.—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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And a thick hedgerow is no deterrent to foxes sneaking in to snatch small lambs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Our room was papered with a charming House of Hackney print featuring a sloth smoking a hookah, a badger sipping a tropical cocktail, and an otter fanning itself.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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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
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What's more, the European Commission is planning to announce a decision on banning the holding and killing of mink, foxes, raccoon, dogs and chinchilla, and marketing of fur products from those animals, according to its website.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Raccoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raccoon. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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