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Otis

Otis Meaning & Definition
Otis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Otis?

[n] type genus of the Otididae: European bustard
[n] United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Otis: Elisha Graves Otis | genus Otis

Related Terms | Find terms related to Otis:

See Also | artificer | bird genus | discoverer | family Otididae | great bustard | industrialist | inventor | Otididae | Otis tarda

Otis In Webster's Dictionary

\O"tis\, n. [L., a kind of bustard, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of birds including the bustards.

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