n.
Pronunciation: ' ä-t ə r
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural otters also otter
Etymology: Middle English oter, from Old English otor; akin to Old High German ottar otter, Greek hyd ō r water ― more at WATER
Date: before 12th century
1 : any of various largely aquatic carnivorous mammals (as genus Lutra or Enhydra ) of the weasel family that usually have webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
2 : the fur or pelt of an otter
otter