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giant otter
a large brown South American river otter, Pteronura brasiliensis, having a creamy chest patch and a long flat tail with a flanged border, hunted for its hide: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas. -
hreidmar
(in the Volsunga Saga) the father of Fafnir, Otter, and Regin. He demanded wergild from the gods for killing Otter, and was killed by Fafnir when he got it. -
otter shrew
a chiefly aquatic insectivore, Potamogale velox, of western Africa, that resembles an otter, having sleek, brown fur and a flattened tail. -
otter trawl
a trawl net equipped with otter boards. -
otterhound
one of an English breed of water dogs having a thick, shaggy, oily coat, trained to hunt otter. -
river otter
a North American otter, Lutra canadensis, with brown and silver fur, native to streams and lakes in the U.S. and Canada.