otter
IPA: ˈɑtɝ
noun
- An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.
- (gay slang) A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more thickset.
- (obsolete) annatto (dye)
- A river with its source in the Blackdown Hills, Somerset, and which flows through Devon, to Lyme Bay in the English Channel.
- Archaic form of attar. [An essential oil extracted from flowers.]
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Examples of "otter" in Sentences
- The female otters on Cassia adore him.
- Spraint or scat is the dung of the otter.
- The book narrates the experience of an otter.
- Other inedibles were the otter and the badger.
- David locates the gold with the help of an otter.
- It was the goal of the traders to extirpate the otters.
- She is very disapproving of silliness and play for an otter.
- The smell and hearing abilities of the river otter are acute.
- Prominent species include the Giant otter, the Harpy eagle and the Arapaima.
- Skipper was a male, sturdy otter, the leader of the otters in Mossflower Woods.
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