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8 dictionary results for: Otter
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ot·ter       [ot-er] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ters, (especially collectively) -ter.
1.any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
2.the fur of an otter.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME otter, oter, OE otor, ottor; c. D, G otter; cf. Gk hýdra water serpent (see hydra), Skt udra- otter; akin to water]
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Ot·ter       [ot-er] Pronunciation Key
–noun
(in the Volsunga Saga) a son of Hreidmar, who assumed the form of an otter when fishing, and who was killed by Loki while in that form.
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ot·ter       (ŏt'ər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. otter or ot·ters
  1. Any of various aquatic, carnivorous mammals of the genus Lutra and allied genera, related to the minks and weasels and having webbed feet and dense, dark brown fur.
  2. The fur of this mammal.


[Middle English oter, from Old English otor; see wed-1 in Indo-European roots.]

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
otter 
O.E. otr, otor, from P.Gmc. *utraz (cf. O.N. otr, Swed. utter, Dan. odder, Du. otter, Ger. Otter), from PIE *udros, lit. "water-creature" (cf. Skt. udrah, Avestan udra "otter;" Gk. hydra "water-serpent," enydris "otter;" L. lutra, O.C.S. vydra, Lith. udra, O.Ir. odoirne "otter"), from root *udr- "water."

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otter

noun
1. the fur of an otter 
2. freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur 

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Otter Lake, MI (village, FIPS 61760) Location: 43.21314 N, 83.46049 W
Population (1990): 474 (174 housing units)
Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 48464

Otter Creek, FL (town, FIPS 53500) Location: 29.32398 N, 82.77335 W
Population (1990): 136 (88 housing units)
Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Otter Tail County, MN (county, FIPS 111) Location: 46.40790 N, 95.71353 W
Population (1990): 50714 (29295 housing units)
Area: 5127.8 sq km (land), 635.0 sq km (water)

Otter, MT Zip code(s): 59062

Big Otter, WV Zip code(s): 25113

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Otter

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.

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