otter
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- noun
- /ˈɑːtər/
:
nutria
- Our orphaned baby otters would have starved If we hadn't found them near their den.
- sea otter
- river otter
- otters and seals
We saw eagles, a bear, sea lion, sea Otter, and multiple glaciers.
- We saw eagles, a bear, sea lion, sea Otter, and multiple glaciers.
- This was from an interview you did with Scott Ramsey, I believe, about a Cape clawless Otter.
- We needed two wranglers on set in kayaks just keeping ping pong balls away from the playful denizens of Monterey Bay, the otters.
- Everything else is something, you know, an alien, a wombat, an Otter, a ghost, a worm, a duck.
- It's not otters 'cause it would have decimated it.
- I suppose they have like normal post people, but they also use otters.
- And what he saw no kelp, no sea otters, no abalone.
Examples
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At the aquarium, the otter entertained visitors by juggling rocks with its paws.
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The California sea otter exhibit will be the first of its kind on the East Coast.
Academic text (1993) -
And these are our river otters.
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A major attraction of the new pavilion is a live river otter habitat, complete with underwater viewing.
Academic text (1995) -
Nearer to the scene, Rick noticed that there were otters swimming and catching fish in the lake.
Fiction book (2000) -
We saw a playful otter swimming in the lake during our hike.
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The nature documentary featured a family of otters living along the riverbank.
Synonyms
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A large brown sea animal that lives near Pacific coasts and uses rocks to open shellfish
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A small furry animal that lives by rivers and swims and plays
A North American otter that lives in rivers and lakes and is often found in groups
A medium-sized otter that lives in rivers and coasts of Europe and Asia with thick waterproof fur
A large sea mammal with very thick dark brown fur that lives along the northern Pacific coast
Compounds
- US
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A large brown sea animal that lives near Pacific coasts and uses rocks to open shellfish
A medium-sized otter that lives in rivers and coasts of Europe and Asia with thick waterproof fur
- UK
A large British dog breed with long hanging ears and thick rough fur used for hunting otters
Surface Forms
Etymology
Otter comes from old Germanic words for a water animal, so a helpful way to remember it is to think of 'water' because otters live and swim in rivers and on coasts.