n., pl., otter, or -ters.
- Any of various aquatic, carnivorous mammals of the genus Lutra and allied genera, related to the minks and weasels and having webbed feet and dense, dark brown fur.
- The fur of this mammal.
[Middle English oter, from Old English otor.]
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