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Recent Examples of muskrat
Its voraciousness has threatened native populations of minks, muskrats, and river otters.
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Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
One East Hartford man shoots 100 muskrats for some reason.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
Take a seat for a round-the-clock show: the ruffed grouse, cottontail rabbits, waterfowl and occasional muskrats that wander about, lured by the lake.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Painter and Jensen have seen beavers, muskrats, pond turtles, deer and black bears roaming the grounds.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
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Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
One East Hartford man shoots 100 muskrats for some reason.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
Take a seat for a round-the-clock show: the ruffed grouse, cottontail rabbits, waterfowl and occasional muskrats that wander about, lured by the lake.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Painter and Jensen have seen beavers, muskrats, pond turtles, deer and black bears roaming the grounds.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muskrat
Noun
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In the final cut, Mabel accidentally stumbles upon research being done by her biology professor (Kathy Najimy), discovers the technology, and hijacks a robot beaver.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Ginger the beaver made a dam good leading lady.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The idea took root in 2022, when Michael Cove, a biologist with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, was studying the movements of raccoons and possums in the refuge.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
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At that time, researchers attached GPS collars to opossums and raccoons along the southern coast of Florida.—
Sonia Osorio,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The tension is thicker than mink.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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His white mink coat had a tail as long as the entrance ramp.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These lamington cupcakes are a fuzzy delight, resembling cartoon rabbits from a fairy tale.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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In total, 76 dogs and puppies of varying breeds, 15 cats and kittens and 2 Flemish rabbits were removed from the home and taken to the Pennsylvania SPCA for medical care.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The otter will then go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for up to eight weeks of critical care.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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The mother then lifted the toddler out of the water while the otter continued attacking and bit her arm.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Our room was papered with a charming House of Hackney print featuring a sloth smoking a hookah, a badger sipping a tropical cocktail, and an otter fanning itself.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2026
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Otters are part of the weasel family (Mustelidae), which includes some of nature’s most ferocious pint-sized predators, such as badgers, martens, and wolverines.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Otters are part of the weasel family (Mustelidae), which includes some of nature’s most ferocious pint-sized predators, such as badgers, martens, and wolverines.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Wolverines are beagle-sized carnivores related to weasels, ermines, badgers, martens, otters, and black footed ferrets, all of which are native to this state.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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To raise awareness of health risks, Tanapon Phenrat of Naresuan University helped develop a smartphone fish safety app, training fishers in Chiang Saen to use it to identify and upload images of suspicious fish.—
Anton L. Delgado,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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This activity harms unique ecosystems and significantly impacts artisanal and small-scale fishers in the region.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Muskrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muskrat. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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