otter
Significado (Inglês)
- (countable, uncountable) An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.
- (uncountable) An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.
- (countable, slang, uncountable) A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more thickset.
Sinônimos
Eurasian otter
Eurasian river otter
Lutra
lutra
common otter
old world otter
European river otter
Traduções
Freqüência
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈɒt.ə/
Etimologia (Inglês)
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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