Found 1 hit - Term: schizothaerus nuttallii, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
otter \ot"ter\ o^t"t~er, n. oe. oter, as. otor; akin to
d. g. otter, icel. otr, dan. odder, sw. utter, lith. udra,
russ, vuidra, gr. "y`dra water serpent, hydra, skr. udra
otter, and also to e. water. root137, 215. see water, and
cf. hydra.
1913 webster
1. zool. any carnivorous animal of the genera lutra,
enhydra, and related genera of the family mustelidae.
several species are described. they have large, flattish
heads, short ears, and webbed toes. they are aquatic, and
feed on fish. the sea otter enhydra lutris also eats
clams, crabs, starfish, abalone, and other marine animals;
they may come to the surface, and lying on their backs
using the stomach as a table, may be seen cracking open
the shell of its prey with a rock. the common otter of
europe is lutra vulgaris; the north american otter or
american otter is lutra canadensis, which inhabits
marshes, streams and rivers; other species inhabit south
america and asia. the north american otter adult is about
three to four feet long including the tail and weighs
from 10 to 30 pounds; the sea otter is commonly four feet
long and 45 pounds female or 60 pounds male. their fur
is soft and valuable, and in the nineteenth century they
were hunted extensively. the sea otter was hunted to near
extinction by 1900, and is now protected. fewer than 3,000
sea otters are believed to live along the central
california coast.
1913 webster +pjc
2. zool. the larva of the ghost moth. it is very injurious
to hop vines.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
see also:
water hydra lutra enhydra mustelidae enhydra lutris
lutra vulgaris north american otter lutra canadensis otter hound otter dog
otterhound otter sheep ancon sheep ancon otter shell
schizothaerus nuttallii sea otter
Results 1 - 10 of 18 found about schizothaerus nuttallii: Schizothaerus Nuttallii | TutorGig.co.uk Dictionary
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http://www.tutorgig.com/d/Schizoth%5Bae%5Drus+Nuttallii, score=39, date indexed=December 15, 2005, 8:16 pm Otter hound in TutorGig Dictionary
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http://www.tutorgig.co.uk/dict.jsp?keywords=Lutra+Canadensis, score=8, date indexed=November 11, 2005, 7:05 am Otter sheep | TutorGig.co.uk Dictionary
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...... Schizothaerus Nuttallii) found on the northwest coast of America. It ... ..
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