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Otter has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the fur of an otter

"The hunter was so desperate for money that he killed a beaver just to sell its valuable otter-like fur, even though it wasn't true otter pelts."

2

freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur

"The playful otter slid down the muddy bank into the clear stream, its webbed feet paddling vigorously as it chased a fish."

3

An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.

"The ancient textile workers used crushed otters to dye their fabrics a vibrant red color."

4

annatto (dye)

Proper Noun
1

A river with its source in the Blackdown Hills, Somerset, and which flows through Devon, to Lyme Bay in the English Channel.

"The locals gather on the banks of the Otter every summer to celebrate the traditional festival that honors the river's journey from the Blackdown Hills to Lyme Bay."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
fur musteline mammal
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
river otter Eurasian otter

Origin

The word "otter" comes from the Old English otor, which traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "water." Its original sense was an aquatic animal, linked to the same ancient root that gives us words for water in many other languages.

Rhyming Words
ter ater ster tter iter uter citer oater later vater gater after oster enter beter tater miter voter deter opter
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