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also racoon
as in rabbit
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Recent Examples of raccoon
Like most wildlife that comes to your yard, such as deer or raccoons, birds may at first be disturbed by something new, such as windchimes.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
The eat some of the same food as alligators — fish, raccoons, opossums, wading birds.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
The area is also an important habitat for scrub jays, wading birds, burrowing owls, raccoons, opossums, rabbits and gopher tortoises.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Neighborhood raccoons had done their part too, tearing through walls, among other messes.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 1 Dec. 2024
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
The eat some of the same food as alligators — fish, raccoons, opossums, wading birds.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
The area is also an important habitat for scrub jays, wading birds, burrowing owls, raccoons, opossums, rabbits and gopher tortoises.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Neighborhood raccoons had done their part too, tearing through walls, among other messes.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raccoon
Noun
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The cockatiel, a few rabbits and the dog are with them in San Diego.—
Corina Knoll,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Each course was inspired by the wilderness of the show, featuring ingredients like mushrooms, root vegetables, and pine needles, as well as meat like short rib and rabbit.—
Helen Murphy,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Anchored to what is called a seawall, a wetland ecosystem for a diverse range of wildlife — including beavers, muskrats, snapping turtles and all types of insects, bats, and fish — has been created by mostly volunteers.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Hats made of beaver pelt, Boone explains, are considered heirloom items—the kind of thing the wealthy Dutton family would have.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
29 Nov. 2024
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Anchored to what is called a seawall, a wetland ecosystem for a diverse range of wildlife — including beavers, muskrats, snapping turtles and all types of insects, bats, and fish — has been created by mostly volunteers.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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The eagle looked right at us before resuming its aerial assessment, hooked yellow beak ready to snag a muskrat or bluegill from the ponds below.—
Jamie Siebrase,
The Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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However, the baleens that exhibit flight — blue, Bryde’s, sei, fin, and mink whales — have more slender bodies, built for quick escapes, according to the study which was led by Trevor Branch, a professor of aquatic and fishery sciences at the UW.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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Europe is the world’s leading producer of mink pelts.—
ByJon Cohen,
science.org,
5 Sep. 2024
Noun
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But the otters could come back in the future with an improved enclosure that meets their needs.—
Molly Davis,
The Tennessean,
3 Feb. 2025
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Several factors likely influence otters to attack humans.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The 360-acre preserve is home to a variety of mammals, including bobcats, raccoons, armadillos, opossums, rabbits and foxes.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2025
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The racks of fox, mink and Mongolian at booths, including the Igala NYC and the Jennie Walker Archive, which was selling a sable coat for $2,495, were swarmed by shoppers, many already wearing fur.—
Dolly Faibyshev,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The final photograph, David Northall's 'Spiked,' shows a relentless honey badger doubling back to attack a porcupine that has left the badger bloodied and covered in large quills.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Many of the Badger Trust’s supporters are amateur badger enthusiasts, who belong to local badger groups scattered around the U.K.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2025
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One shopper, Lulu Dinh of Jersey City, N.J., bought her chinchilla coat years ago from 1stDibs.—
Dolly Faibyshev,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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For many years, Ken raised chinchillas at their rural Litchfield homestead.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Raccoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raccoon. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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