Thesaurus results for RACOON

raccoon

noun

variants also racoon

Definition of raccoon

as in rabbit

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Recent Examples of raccoon Jahnke’s work features four panels depicting realistic images of local wildlife, including geese, raccoons, a fox and an owl. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 Eat it with tortilla chips at your desk, rabid raccoon style; or heat up some TJ’s flour tortillas, slice a few scallions, dollop sour cream, really make a day of it. — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026 Despite a common origin myth, Maine coons are not descended from raccoons. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026 In contrast, there were 16,172 rabid raccoons during that period. — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for raccoon

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Noun

The herder cared for Pantoja, keeping him warm with animal skins, teaching him to milk the goats, and how to hunt rabbits with a stick.

— Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Plants tolerate a range of soils and are unbothered by rabbits or deer but are susceptible to powdery mildew.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of rabbit

Noun

The Seneca Creek attack follows two beaver attacks at Cunningham Falls State Park in Frederick County, more than 36 miles away.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
The beaver itself is a shortcut for the company’s larger retail brand – something customers see on signs, merchandise and inside its stores – and Buc-ee’s has invested in protecting it.

— Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of beaver

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

In Lee’s vision of the team, SKC will have a different profile up top than the fox-in-the-box that is Joveljic.

— Tom Bogert, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The organization highlighted careful monitoring, carried out with the farmers whose land the birds nested on, which allowed the nests to be fenced off from ground predators like foxes.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of fox

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

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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