otter : Idioms & Phrases
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eurasian otter
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noun otter found in Europe and Asia
Lutra lutra.
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otter hound
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noun hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters
otterhound.
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Otter hound , Otter dog
(Zoöl.) , a small breed of hounds, used in England for hunting otters.
Webster 1913
Otter sheep
- . See
Ancon sheep , underAncon .
Webster 1913
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.
Webster 1913
otter shrew
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noun amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter
Potamogale velox; potamogale.
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river otter
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noun sociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams and lake borders in North America
Lutra canadensis.
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Sea otter
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noun large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur
Enhydra lutris.
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(Zoöl.) See in the Vocabulary.
Webster 1913
Sea-otter's cabbage
(Bot.) , a gigantic kelp of the Pacific Ocean (Nereocystis Lutkeana ). SeeNereocystis .