river otter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of river otter
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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One is a kind of tortoise last seen in 1906, the other is a river otter that scientists thought no longer existed in Argentina.
From NewsForKids.net • Dec. 8, 2022
“Somehow, I don’t know how, he ended up with a river otter named Potter, who was my first pet,” Newsom said, adding that he has pictures of his dad with Potter.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2019
His father once had a river otter as a pet, he said.
From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2018
They can take home bobcat, gray fox and red fox, marten, muskrat, mink, raccoon, river otter and beaver, but only when such animals are in season.
From Washington Times • Nov. 17, 2016
He certainly merited the title; a more repulsive specimen of river otter I have never seen, before nor since.
From Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers by Stables, Gordon
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