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ot·ter 
[ot-er] Pronunciation Key
[ot-er] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -ters, (especially collectively) -ter.
) -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. |
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Ot·ter
[ot-er] Pronunciation Key
[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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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| ot·ter
(ŏt'ər) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. otter or ot·ters
[Middle English oter, from Old English otor; see wed-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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
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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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Otter
Ot"ter\, n. A corruption of Annotto.
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