river otter
noun
: any of various Old and New World otters (especially genera Lutra and Lontra)
especially
: one (Lontra canadensis) of Alaska, Canada, and the conterminous U.S. found in aquatic environments from marine coastal regions to high mountains
Examples of river otter in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Lucius, an 18-year-old North American river otter, had been at the Detroit Zoo since 2009.
—
Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
Currently the largest semiaquatic mammal in the Great Lakes is the North American river otter.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Whiskers, the river otter who parented the first otter to be born at the Detroit Zoo in 50 years, died on Tuesday.
—Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
In 2016, doctors in Canada published a study about animal bites after a river otter bit a 52-year-old woman in Quebec.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2023
See all Example Sentences for river otter 
Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
Currently the largest semiaquatic mammal in the Great Lakes is the North American river otter.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Whiskers, the river otter who parented the first otter to be born at the Detroit Zoo in 50 years, died on Tuesday.
—Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
In 2016, doctors in Canada published a study about animal bites after a river otter bit a 52-year-old woman in Quebec.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2023
See all Example Sentences for river otter
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'river otter.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near river otter
Cite this Entry
“River otter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/river%20otter. Accessed 8 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share