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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Otter  \Ot"ter\,  n. 
  A  corruption  of  {Annotto}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  otter 
  n  1:  the  fur  of  an  otter 
  2:  freshwater  carnivorous  mammal  having  webbed  and  clawed  feet 
  and  dark  brown  fur 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Otter,  MT 
  Zip  code(s):  59062




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