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ot•ter

Pronunciation: (ot'ur), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -ters, (esp. collectively) -ter.
1. any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
2. the fur of an otter.

Ot•ter

Pronunciation: (ot'ur), [key]
—n.
(in the Volsunga Saga) a son of Hreidmar, who assumed the form of an otter when fishing, and who was killed by Loki while in that form.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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