otter
Phonetic
US /ˈɑːtər/UK /ˈɒtə(r)/
Translations
NOUNAn aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others., A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more thickset., annatto (dye), Archaic form of attar.
PROPNA river with its source in the Blackdown Hills, Somerset, and which flows through Devon, to Lyme Bay in the English Channel.
Variants
- otters: Plural