otter

[Ot·ter]

Freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur

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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.

Noun
freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur

Noun
the fur of an otter


n.
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.

n.
The larva of the ghost moth. It is very injurious to hop vines.

n.
A corruption of Annotto.


Otter

Ot"ter , n. [OE. oter, AS. Otor; akin to D. & G. otter, Icel. otr, Dan. odder, Sw. utter, Lith. udra, Russ, vuidra, Gr. water serpent, hydra, Skr. udra otter, and also to E. water. 137, 215. See Water, and cf. Hydra.] 1. (Zo'94l.) 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'94l.) The larva of the ghost moth. It is very injurious to hop vines. Otter hound, Otter dog (Zo'94l.), a small breed of hounds, used in England for hunting otters. -- Otter sheep. See Ancon sheep, under Ancon. -- Otter shell (Zo'94l.), very large bivalve mollusk (Schizoth'91rus Nuttallii) found on the northwest coast of America. It is excellent food, and is extensively used by the Indians. -- Sea otter. (Zo'94l.) See in the Vocabulary.

Otter

Ot"ter, n. A corruption of Annotto.

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.

A corruption of Annotto.

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