Animal cavorting by a stream (5 letters)

{ Answer }

OTTER

{ Related Clues }

Fur
River ___
Aquatic mammal
Brown fur
Certain fur
Coat fur
Cousin of a mink
Fur source
Furry beast
Furry floater
Mink's cousin
Mink's kin
Mink's relative
Musteline mammal
Playful animal
Playful swimmer
Riverbank burrower
Riverbank romper
Social swimmer
Stream animal
Swimming mammal
Valuable fur
Virginia's ___ River
Water animal
Water mammal
Weasellike mammal
Weasel's cousin
Fish-eating mammal
Glossy brown fur
Playful aquatic mammal
Weasel family member
Web-footed animal
Web-footed mammal
Web-footed swimmer
"The Wind in the Willows" character
"Wind in the Willows" character

{ Tags }

animal, aquatic, brown, character, cousin, footed, fur, kin, mammal, minks, otter, paravane, playful, relative, riverbank, sea, swimmer, water, weasels, web, wind

{ Notes }

The answer OTTER is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.

{ Definition }

OTTER as a noun:

1. the fur of an otter

2. freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur