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raccoon

noun

variants also racoon

Definition of raccoon

as in rabbit

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Recent Examples of raccoon Critter Control offers specialized pest control plans to get rid of raccoons, squirrels, rats, mice, bats and more. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Map your local predator threat, from raccoons and hawks to foxes, dogs and rats, and build defenses around what actually lives in your area. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026 Wayne County prosecutors allege that on June 17, Montgomery tortured and burned a raccoon at a home in the 12000 block of Washburn Street in Detroit and posted a video on social media of the animal being burned alive. — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 22 June 2026 Lastly, raccoons also carry a higher risk of being a rabies vector—a concern for people and pets. — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for raccoon

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Noun

But the population of mule deer has been steadily decreasing since the 1970s, leading some scientists to theorize that the newly resurgent wolves are relying on other prey, including beavers, rabbits and livestock, the 2021 report states.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
To be sure, the rabbits roaming the garden won’t be adding the rattlesnake master to their diet any time soon.

— Sheryl DeVore, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of rabbit

Noun

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

Definition of mink

Noun

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
There’s an art gallery, the Birds of Prey Center, an otter exhibit, and Desertarium, which features turtles, snakes, lizards, frogs, and more.

— Lauren Jones, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026

Definition of otter

Noun

Now, a scenic oceanfront property with public hiking trails, bobcats, foxes and sweeping views of the San Mateo coast, Farallon Islands and the Marin Headlands could become part of the national park system.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
And the hare did not have that specific goal before the fox appeared.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 July 2026

Definition of fox

Noun

Both minks and otters are mustelids, a family of carnivores that also includes badgers, weasels, and wolverines.

— Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Over the next several decades, a roll call of Pennsylvania’s native animals would be extirpated, including mountain lions, wolves, wolverines, badgers, pine marten, and fisher cats; whitetail deer were nearly wiped out of the state, as were black bears and turkeys.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

Definition of badger

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

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