About The Word Otter
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What's The Definition Of Otter?
[n] freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
[n] the fur of an otter Synonyms | Synonyms for Otter: Related Terms | Find terms related to Otter: See Also | Eurasian otter | fur | genus Lutra | Lutra | Lutra canadensis | Lutra lutra | mustelid | musteline | musteline mammal | pelt | river otter Otter In Webster's Dictionary \Ot"ter\, n. [OE. oter, AS. otor; akin to D. & G. otter,
Icel. otr, Dan. odder, Sw. utter, Lith. udra, Russ, vuidra,
Gr. "y`dra water serpent, hydra, Skr. udra otter, and also to
E. water. [root]137, 215. See {Water}, and cf. {Hydra}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any carnivorous animal of the genus {Lutra},
and related genera. Several species are described. They
have large, flattish heads, short ears, and webbed toes.
They are aquatic, and feed on fish. Their fur is soft and
valuable. The common otter of Europe is {Lutra vulgaris};
the American otter is {L. Canadensis}; other species
inhabit South America and Asia.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The larva of the ghost moth. It is very
injurious to hop vines.
{Otter hound}, {Otter dog} (Zo["o]l.), a small breed of
hounds, used in England for hunting otters.
{Otter sheep}. See {Ancon sheep}, under {Ancon}.
{Otter shell} (Zo["o]l.), very large bivalve mollusk
({Schizoth[ae]rus Nuttallii}) found on the northwest coast
of America. It is excellent food, and is extensively used
by the Indians.
{Sea otter}. (Zo["o]l.) See in the Vocabulary.
\Ot"ter\, n. A corruption of {Annotto}. |
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