Otter — meaning in English

English meaning

• adder noun A small venomous snake found across Europe, including Britain, marked with a dark zigzag pattern down its back.
• otter noun A sleek, semi-aquatic mammal with dense fur that hunts fish and other prey in rivers or coastal waters.
• viper noun A venomous snake, especially one of the family that includes adders and rattlesnakes.

Senses

Otter is used for these senses in English:

• otter An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.
• viper A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.

adder — full definition

1. noun A small venomous snake found across Europe, including Britain, marked with a dark zigzag pattern down its back.
2. noun A person or device that performs addition.

otter — full definition

1. noun A sleek, semi-aquatic mammal with dense fur that hunts fish and other prey in rivers or coastal waters.
2. noun Informally, a slim, hairy man, especially used within gay culture to contrast with a stockier "bear."

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