otter
An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily LutrinaeAn aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.
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Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.
Otter
вы́драvýdra
ви́драvýdra
An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.
(uncountable)The flesh or fur of this animal
the fur of an otter
(countable, slang, uncountable)A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more thickset.
(obsolete, uncountable)Annatto (dye)
Examples
29 sentencesHow many otters did you see today?
I saw some otters.
Otters are cute.
ruВыдры милые. — scriptin
An otter's offspring are called pups.
The otter was playing in the river.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English oter, otir, otur, otyre, from Old English otor, from Proto-West GermanFrom Middle English oter, otir, otur, otyre, from Old English otor, from Proto-West Germanic *otr, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“aquatic, water-animal”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water”).
Corruption of annotto.
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Forms
plural: otters / otterWord family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable