About The Word Otis
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Otis
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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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