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Definition of River otter
1. Noun. Sociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams and lake borders in North America.
Lexicographical Neighbors of River Otter
Literary usage of River otter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poetical Works of S. T. Coleridge by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1835)
"SONNET TO THE river otter. native brook! wild streamlet of the west! How many
various-fated years have past, What happy, and what mournful hours, ..."
2. The Northwest Coast by James Gilchrist Swan (1857)
"river otter.—Beaver.—Furs. BEFORE Russell returned from San Francisco I had
several walks with his cousin, Walter Lynde, who, ..."
3. A Pioneer Outline History of Northwestern Pennsylvania by William James McKnight (1905)
"river otter They lived in excavations on the creek or river bank close to the water.
They were hunted and trapped by men for their pelts. ..."
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