sea otter
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.
sea otters
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pluralof sea otter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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A report from Earthjustice estimates that expanded oil drilling in California could threaten five marine species including humpback whales, sea otters, leatherback sea turtles, marbled murrelets and wild salmon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Sea otter mentorship is at the forefront of a formal partnership between the Aquarium of the Pacific and Monterey Bay Aquarium, which has been rehabilitating sea otters since the 1980s, according to Long.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
On Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, gray wolves are showing an unusual behavior: they are hunting sea otters.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2026
"So far, we know that these wolves are consuming sea otters," he says, "and we're now staged to capture the details that have previously eluded us."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2026
A gang of sea otters was romping through the shallows when one of them noticed the sparkling objects.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
