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OTTER
otter
(noun) freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
otter
(noun) the fur of an otter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Otter
A river whose source in the Blackdown Hills, Somerset, and which flows into Lyme Bay in English Channel.
Anagrams
• Treto, ortet, toret, torte, toter
Etymology 1
Noun
otter (plural otters)
An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.
(gay slang) A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more thickset.
Etymology 2
Noun
otter (uncountable)
(obsolete) annatto (dye)
Anagrams
• Treto, ortet, toret, torte, toter
Source: Wiktionary
Ot"ter, n. Etym: [OE. oter, AS. Otor; akin to D. & G. otter, Icel. otr, Dan. odder, Sw. utter, Lith. udra, Russ, vuidra, Gr. udra otter, and also to E. water. Water, and cf. Hydra.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The larva of the ghost moth. It is very injurious to hop vines. Otter hound, Otter dog (Zoöl.), a small breed of hounds, used in England for hunting otters.
– Otter sheep. See Ancon sheep, under Ancon.
– Otter shell (Zoöl.), very large bivalve mollusk (Schizothærus Nuttallii) found on the northwest coast of America. It is excellent food, and is extensively used by the Indians.
– Sea otter. (Zoöl.) See in the Vocabulary.
Ot"ter, n.
Definition: A corruption of Annotto.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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