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Webster 1913 Edition
Otter
Ot′ter
(ŏt′tẽr)
, Noun.
2.
(Zool.)
The larva of the ghost moth. It is very injurious to hop vines.
Otter hound
,
Otter dog
(Zool.)
, a small breed of hounds, used in England for hunting otters; see
– otterhound
. Otter sheep
. See
– Ancon sheep
, under Ancon
. Otter shell
(Zool.)
, very large bivalve mollusk (
– Schizothaerus Nuttallii
) found on the northwest coast of America. It is excellent food, and is extensively used by the Indians. Sea otter
. (Zool.)
See in the Vocabulary.