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Webster 1913 Edition
Sea otter
Sea′ ot′ter
.(Zool.)
An aquatic carnivore (
Enhydris lutris
syn. Enhydris marina
) found in the North Pacific Ocean
. Its fur is highly valued, especially by the Chinese. It is allied to the common otter, but is larger, with feet more decidedly webbed. Sea-otter’s cabbage
(Bot.)
, a gigantic kelp of the Pacific Ocean (
Nereocystis Lutkeana
). See Nereocystis
.