otter
noun
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
otters
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pluralof otter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Now you can put Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss” on your wall, or if you’re into animals, some cute floating sea otters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
It sits within a "wildlife corridor" adjoining Highpark Wood, an ancient woodland, and the Great Gaddesden Water Meadows, home to the River Gade, a rare chalk stream, otters and water voles, it added.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The lakes region Mr. Hoffman describes as “magnetic and mercurial” is home to bears, wolves, badgers, otters and a surprising variety of other creatures, yet their ways of life are being threatened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
A handful of California species recoveries have been championed as success stories under the Endangered Species Act, including southern sea otters, peregrine falcons, humpback whales, bald eagles and green sea turtles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
This soon became clear when a platoon of otters on the ramparts unloosed a rattling fusillade of heavy pebbles.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
