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also racoon
as in rabbit
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Recent Examples of raccoon
The rehabilitation center's protocol is to euthanize raccoons with canine distemper virus, Speed said.
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Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
The Peanut case discussed the rabies virus specifically, and while squirrels are at low risk for transmission of the virus, raccoons certainly continue to be vectors of the disease.
—Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2024
This may help raccoons more easily identify edible and non-edible objects, especially when foraging in streams.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
As its name suggests, this canid family member has face markings that bear a resemblance to that of a raccoon.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
The Peanut case discussed the rabies virus specifically, and while squirrels are at low risk for transmission of the virus, raccoons certainly continue to be vectors of the disease.
—Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2024
This may help raccoons more easily identify edible and non-edible objects, especially when foraging in streams.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
As its name suggests, this canid family member has face markings that bear a resemblance to that of a raccoon.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raccoon
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Evoking childlike creativity, this new collection features 15 animal versions: dog, panda, rabbit, ladybird, snake, bird, chicken, dinosaur, otter, elephant, cat, fox, bear, horse, and whale.Sofia Celeste, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
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The Goins brothers hunted rabbits, deer, raccoons and squirrels for the family to eat.Ella Adams, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
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But this year's view of the showers may be obstructed by a bright beaver's supermoon on Nov. 15.Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
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The beaver was found by Jane Newhouse along the side of a highway in 2022 as an orphaned baby weighing only one pound.Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Edward’s parenting was particularly industrious, requiring his children to paint their own rooms, make their own clothes and earn extra cash by trapping and skinning muskrats to sell their pelts.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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The researchers also analyzed several other species raised for fur, meat, and medicinal purposes, including deer, muskrats, guinea pigs, rabbits, and badgers.ByJon Cohen, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
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At last, a show about retirees, with their mink coats and cha-cha lessons.Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Wispy hybrids, classic sets, 35mm minks, and more, lash extensions provided a semi-permanent alternative to strip lashes and mascara.Cierra Black, Essence, 21 Oct. 2024
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It’s also been found in pigs, otters, seals and foxes.Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Evoking childlike creativity, this new collection features 15 animal versions: dog, panda, rabbit, ladybird, snake, bird, chicken, dinosaur, otter, elephant, cat, fox, bear, horse, and whale.Sofia Celeste, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
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That goes for deer, fox, bobcat, bears and other animals.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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Coyotes also, through competitive exclusion, keep populations of raccoon, skunks, opossums and foxes naturally regulated.Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Found throughout Botswana, honey badgers are famously ferocious.Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Mammals such as wolves and badgers also create dens.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Lucas retains his hold on the lucrative smack market largely because of his ability to not attract attention; his eventual downfall is hastened by the regrettable decision to stand out in a crowd for once and rock a chinchilla fur coat and matching hat at a prizefight.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
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While our guide talked, viscachas — Peruvian chinchillas — scurried atop the walls and a quartet of wild llamas gathered on one of the lawns.Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Raccoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raccoon. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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