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raccoon

noun

variants also racoon
Definition of raccoonnext
as in rabbit

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Recent Examples of raccoon The internet went wild for the unique raccoon after Seattle resident Kiana Hall uploaded a video of the animal on social media on July 13, affectionately naming him Jimothy. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026 The disease is primarily spread to humans through bites and scratches from infected animals like bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes. — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2026 Black rat snakes are eaten by raccoons, weasels, coyotes, owls, hawks, and other snakes. — 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 See All Example Sentences for raccoon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raccoon
  1. rabbit
  2. beaver
  3. muskrat
  4. mink
  5. otter
  6. fox
  7. badger
  8. chinchilla
Noun
  • The new policy prohibits fur from animals killed specifically for their pelts, including mink, fox, rabbit, chinchilla and coyote.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The rabbit does not control the rain that floods its burrow or the drought that kills its food.
    — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of rabbit
Noun
  • Another group that was canoeing in the park that day also reported a beaver charging at one of their boats.
    — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • But the company’s lawsuits over its beaver logo fuel debate over the balance of power between national and local brands.
    — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of beaver
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
  • The new policy prohibits fur from animals killed specifically for their pelts, including mink, fox, rabbit, chinchilla and coyote.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of mink
Noun
  • Still, even in California, who worries about being savaged by an otter?
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Because river otters have been known to carry rabies, doctors routinely give rabies shots to victims of otter attacks.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of otter
Noun
  • In 2025, the environmental group Defenders of Wildlife filed a lawsuit seeking to force the government to designate critical habitat for the foxes, saying their numbers in the Sierra Nevada were estimated to be as low as 18 to 39 animals.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In Texas, rabies has been detected mostly in bats, skunks, raccoons and foxes, according to the state health department.
    — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of fox
Noun
  • Smith would later learn that Cello had made his way into a badger’s den — called a sett — and became lost in the underground network of tunnels.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Like Snow White, she is surrounded by woodland creatures — rabbits, badgers even a deer — all frozen in time.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of badger
Noun
  • The new policy prohibits fur from animals killed specifically for their pelts, including mink, fox, rabbit, chinchilla and coyote.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of chinchilla

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“Raccoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raccoon. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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