OTTER
What does "OTTER" mean?
A semiaquatic, fish-eating mammal with dense fur and webbed feet.
Meanings
- A playful carnivorous mammal of the weasel family, adapted to life in rivers and seas with webbed feet and waterproof fur. A sea otter floated on its back, cracking a clam on a stone.
Did you know?
- Sea otters carry the densest coat in the animal kingdom - up to roughly a million hairs packed into a single square inch - because they have no blubber to keep warm.
Word origin
From Old English 'otor', from Proto-Germanic 'otraz', ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'water' that also produced Greek 'hydor' and English 'water'.
Remember it
OTTER shares a deep root with 'water' - the animal is literally named for the place it lives.
A little poem
Holding paws, they sleep-
the river tugs at the raft
of otters, and fails.
haiku
What it teaches
Even the current can't separate what chooses to hold on; cling to your raft.
Quick facts
What does OTTER mean?
A semiaquatic, fish-eating mammal with dense fur and webbed feet.
Is OTTER a valid word?
Yes — OTTER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is OTTER?
OTTER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does OTTER come from?
From Old English 'otor', from Proto-Germanic 'otraz', ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'water' that also produced Greek 'hydor' and English 'water'.
What can OTTER teach us?
Even the current can't separate what chooses to hold on; cling to your raft.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.