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# otter

noun (otter, otters)

«otter» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An otter is a playful animal with smooth brown fur, short legs, webbed feet and a long tail that lives near rivers or the sea and swims very well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/otter/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons otters are mammals adapted to water: thick waterproof fur, webbed feet, closing ears and nostrils; they eat fish, crabs and shellfish. Sea otters float on their backs, hold hands while sleeping and use stones to crack shells — an animal using tools. In nature lessons river otters came back to rivers in the UK and Ireland when the water got cleaner. Phrases: sea otter, river otter, otter cubs.

### Examples

- The otter dived into the river to catch a fish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/otter/#x1)
- Sea otters sleep floating on their backs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/otter/#x2)
- An otter uses a stone to crack open shells. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/otter/#x3)
- Baby otters are called pups or cubs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/otter/#x4)
- Otters have thick, waterproof fur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/otter/#x5)
- We saw an otter playing in the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/otter/#x6)
- ‘Be not so downcast,’ replied the otter; ‘before noon to-morrow thou shalt behold thy wife. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/otter/#x7)

### Note

Countable noun (otters). A group of otters in the water is called a raft. Spelling: double t. Otters are mammals, not fish — they breathe air.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «otter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/otter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«otter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/otter.html) on Mova free.