beaver-like

The little bugger trundled up to one of the cactus plants and carefully wormed his way between the spines of the cactus and drilled a hole into the plant with beaver-like front teeth.

Around a Sun Named Inferno Hugh Barlow 2011

Its head was almost beaver-like, I thought, and much cuter than your typical rat.

Archive 2006-02-01 2006

Their natural, one could say beaver-like, talent for building weirs and other underwater constructions should be taken into account.

The War with the Newts 2006

Its head was almost beaver-like, I thought, and much cuter than your typical rat.

Mystery Mammal 2006

He had a brief, horrifying impression of some kind of face, flattened and distorted, red eyes and huge, beaver-like teeth as long as his hand-

Werehunter Lackey, Mercedes 1999

With a startled cry, Walt Ballin drew back before a heavy blast of air as an animal 3 feet high appeared out of the shimmering whirlwind, mouse-like above and beaver-like in its lower extremities.

Plasma Monster Mahr, Kurt 1976

Dr. Whipple, watching her beaver-like industry, thought: "She has a positive affinity for the land."

Hawaii Michener, James 1959

Indeed, the water-rat possesses so many beaver-like characteristics, that it was ranked near the beaver in the systematic lists.

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886 Various

Danny's small, slim figure, great folds almost touching the ground, while the brown trunk and the blue, beaver-like tail waggled and wiggled about until they met between the front and hind legs of the elephant.

The Circus Comes to Town Lebbeus Mitchell 1921

"I'll beat you there," challenged Danny, as he dropped the flat, beaver-like elephant's tail and darted at a run out of the woodshed, followed by the others.

The Circus Comes to Town Lebbeus Mitchell 1921