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noun
a marine otter, Enhydra lutris, of the shores of the northern Pacific, with a very valuable fur: now greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
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Origin of sea otter
First recorded in 1655–65
Words nearby sea otter
séance, sea nettle, sea oats, Sea of Tranquillity, sea onion, sea otter, sea palm, sea pen, seaperch, seapiece, sea pigeon
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British Dictionary definitions for sea otter
sea otter
noun
a large marine otter, Enhydra lutris, of N Pacific coasts, formerly hunted for its thick dark brown fur
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