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giant otter

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A South American mustelid, Pteronura brasiliensis, that can reach 1.7m in length.

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27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հսկա ջրասամույր (hska ǰrasamuyr) — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Dutch: reuzenotter — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Finnish: jättiläissaukko — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • French: loutre géante — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • German: Riesenotter — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Greek: γιγαντιαία ενυδρίδα (gigantiaía enydrída) — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Mbya Guarani: yypo — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Hungarian: óriásvidra — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Icelandic: risaotur — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Italian: lontra gigante — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Japanese: オオカワウソ (ōkawauso) — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Kaingang: grér — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Karipúna Creole French: gholut — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Lithuanian: brazilinė ūdra — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Polish: arirania amazońska — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Portuguese: ariranha — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Portuguese: lontra-gigante — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Portuguese: onça-d'água — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Russian: брази́льская вы́дра (brazílʹskaja výdra) — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Russian: гига́нтская вы́дра (gigántskaja výdra) — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Sabanê: waylinun — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Spanish: nutria gigante — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Swedish: jätteutter — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Turkish: dev su samuru — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Ukrainian: видра гігантська (vydra hihantsʹka) — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Yucuna: jiñewi — Pteronura brasiliensis
  • Yucuna: iñewi — Pteronura brasiliensis