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skulker

noun

Definition of skulker

as in skunk

someone who acts in a sly and secret manner she surprised the skulker eavesdropping beneath her window

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Noun

But there is also no mistaking the distinct black-and-white fur and bushy tails of skunks.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 22 Oct. 2026
Officials say the last animal confirmed to have rabies that wasn’t a bat was a skunk infected with the bat strain of rabies in Long Beach in 2014.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of skunk

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His weakness is that he could be seen as a weasel and have jurors mad at him.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
Wolverines — the sturdy animals in the images the national forest shared online — are the largest members of the mustelid family, which includes species of badgers, otters and weasels.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2026

Definition of weasel

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Connie’s sweet potato curry pie is inspired by a pet snake named Dave and looks like a delicious little cartoon.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Their soft robot, called BIOSENTER, is designed to autonomously inch through the crowded, cramped, and coiled small intestine, contracting and extending its body much like an earthworm or snake.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of snake

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Ultron and Vision sneak into Interpol’s servers for more information about Butcherbird’s victims, in a light, jokey sequence that spoofs security programs, AI bots, CAPTCHAs, and social media.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Using that information to inform computer models, the scientists found that mosasaurs were skilled ambush predators built for a quick sneak attack.

— October 16, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026

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