otter

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Recent Examples of otter Animals whose parents struggle to feed them in The Americas include: bobcats, jaguars, bears, otters, whales, baby sharks doo doo doo doo doo doo, more bears, alligators, more bears, harpy eagles, penguins andtamarin monkeys. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025 But the otters could come back in the future with an improved enclosure that meets their needs. Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025 The report card draws on long-term population data to shed light on how otters, giant sea bass, Garibaldi fish and other animals are doing. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025 Catch up quick: Sea otters once populated the coast from British Columbia to Baja California, but they were nearly driven to extinction by fur traders in the late 1800s. Kale Williams, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for otter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for otter
Noun
  • Like many other animals in the state including bears and beavers, bobcats numbers are steadily increasing.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
  • In ecosystems, keystone species—like beavers or sea stars—are small but essential.
    Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Adding social services, mental health services and job training would go a long way toward helping far more people than banning mink coats.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Out stepped the Queen of Soul in a full-length mink coat.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Next, peruse Auntie Q’s diverse array of vintage items and collectibles–from glassware and toys to restored cast-iron cooking pieces – and don’t leave without a Sand Mountain Beach Club T-shirt sporting a mischievous racoon and snarky sayings.
    Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Marvel Rocket and Baby Groot Minifigure Recreate some of Rocket’s adventures from Guardians of the Galaxy with this buildable and poseable figure of the beloved racoon.
    Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The country started breeding the dogs over 300 years ago to hunt badgers, according to the American Kennel Club.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Saxon badgers his younger brother, Lochlan (Sam Nivola) about putting on muscle, which is apparently achieved by drinking lots of protein shakes.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to serving as a living mulch, the spiny hairs on squash leaves are thought to deter raccoons from stealing your sweet corn.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Rangers lead numerous hikes and programs under oak trees, through wildflowers and in the habitat of raccoons, coyotes and other wildlife.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Painter and Jensen have seen beavers, muskrats, pond turtles, deer and black bears roaming the grounds.
    David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Even in her early twenties, Long held staunch opinions on stocking colors and children’s frocks, Christmas cards and muskrat coats.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • At the same time, marten populations shot up and the researchers began to see their scat in new areas.
    Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
  • This acquisition will improve the habitat for Wisconsin’s endangered American marten, which has been facing a dwindling habitat.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This mat from Nickel Designs Doormats features a fluffy white rabbit and an adorable pink heart.
    Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The coyote was released later in Barrington Hills on 9 acres of private property, where rabbits and mice — not submarine sandwiches and chips — would be his daily fare.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025

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“Otter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/otter. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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