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OTIS
Otis, genus Otis
(noun) type genus of the Otididae: European bustard
Otis, Elisha Graves Otis
(noun) United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
O"tis, n. Etym: [L., a kind of bustard, Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of birds including the bustards.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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