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Definition of Otters
1. otter [n] - See also: otter
Medical Definition of Otters
1. Fish-eating carnivores of the family mustelidae, found on both hemispheres. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Otters
Literary usage of Otters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tibetan Tales, Derived from Indian Sources by Anton Schiefner (1906)
"But while the otters were on the dry land, the fish used to get back into the
... Finding there was nothing left, the otters took counsel together one day, ..."
2. Adventure Guide to the Inside Passage and Coastal Alaska by Lynn Readicker-Henderson (2002)
"Sea Lions & Sea otters While harbor seals disappear when you spot them, sea lions
and ... Sea lions jump, splash and play constantly, as do the otters. ..."
3. The Overland Monthly by Bret Harte (1875)
"SEA-otters. THE most valuable fur-bearing animals inhabiting the waters of the
north-west coast of North America are the Sea-otters. ..."
4. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"Dr. Gray has divided the otters into no less than nine genera on three characteristics,
the tail, feet, and muzzle, but these have been held open to ..."
5. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1871)
"THE AMERICAN NATURALIST. Vol. IV.- APRIL, 1870. -No. 2. THE SEA otters . ...
North America are the sea otters ; they are found as far south as twenty -eight ..."
6. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts, on the Cession of Russian by Charles Sumner (1867)
"24000 polar foxes, 1093 lynxes, 559 wolverines, 2976 sables, 4335 swamp otters,
69 wolves, 1261 bears, COS muskrats, 132,ICO seals, 830 poods of whalebone, ..."
7. The Works of Charles Sumner by Charles Sumner (1877)
"... exported to Russia the skins of the following animals: 9853 sea-otters, with
8751 sea-otter tails, 39981 river- beavers, 6242 river or land otters, ..."
8. Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"Sea Lions & Sea otters While harbor seals disappear when you spot them, sea lions
and ... Sea lions jump, splash and play constantly, as do the otters. ..."
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