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otter

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. (countable, uncountable) An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.
  2. (uncountable) An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.
  3. (countable, slang, uncountable) A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more thickset.

Konzepte

Coypu

Nutria

Schweifbiber

Schweifratte

Sumpfbiber

eurasischer Fischotter

Wassermarder

eurasischer Otter

europäischer Fischotter

Biberatte

Fishotter

Biberratte

Synonyme

Eurasian otter

Eurasian river otter

Lutra

lutra

common otter

old world otter

European river otter

Frequenz

C2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈɒt.ə/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle English oter, otir, otur, otyre, from Old English otor, from Proto-West Germanic *otr, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“aquatic, water-animal”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Otter, Dutch otter, German Otter, Swedish utter, Norwegian oter, Icelandic otur, Sanskrit उद्र (udrá), Russian вы́дра (výdra), and Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra, “water snake”). Doublet of Hydra and hydra. More etymology under English water.

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