sea otter

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   large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur

   SynonymsEnhydra lutris

   Broadermusteline mammal

   Part ofEnhydra

Questions about sea otter

What does sea otter mean?

sea otter means "large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur".

What is another word for sea otter?

Close synonyms include Enhydra lutris. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sea otter a common word?

sea otter is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.