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Oto
1or O·toe
[ oh-toh ]
noun
, plural O·tos, (especially collectively) O·to.
- a member of a Siouan-speaking tribe of North American Indians who formerly inhabited the lower Missouri River basin and now live in Oklahoma.
oto-
2- a combining form meaning “ear,” used in the formation of compound words:
otology.
oto-
combining_form
- indicating the ear
otolith
otitis
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Oto1
from Greek ous, ōt- ear
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Example Sentences
He informed us, that it is in such high request amongst the Oto Indians, that a horse has been exchanged for eight or ten of them.
From Project Gutenberg
Swim (v), ni̍huan (an French); same word as in the Oto language.
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Mr. Bodmer took the portraits of an Omaha and an Oto Indian.
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Near the mouth of Gasconade River we met the Oto steam-boat.
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Ietan, an Oto, of whom we have before spoken, visited us to-day for the purpose of getting two gun-locks mended.
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