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🦃 A bird genus 🦃 Type of bustards
Otis

Otis

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A group of large ground birds like the great bustard found in Europe
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
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Examples

  • And this is my old friend Otis.

    Da 5 Bloods (2020)

  • This is Captain Otis Simmons.

    The Wall (2017)

  • Chief, I'm Dr. Otis Wexler.

    The Terror Experiment (2010)

  • In this book, William A. Otis quotes President Eliot of Harvard College as saying:

    Academic text (2000)

  • It's Otis Redding's song.

    Respect (2021)

  • The great bustard is a well-known species within the Otis genus that inhabits open grasslands.

  • Birdwatchers eagerly searched for sightings of the Otis, a large bird known for its impressive size.

  • In spring, the Otis displays elaborate mating dances to attract a mate.

Surface Forms

Otis main

Etymology

Otis comes from an old Greek word ōtis, which meant 'bustard', a large ground bird. That is why the name Otis is used for this genus of big European bustards.