Phrase guide

sea otter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A marine mammal native to the northern Pacific Ocean, of species Enhydra lutris.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kalan, sea ape, sea beaver

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Enhydra lutris

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: musteline mammal, mustelid, musteline

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: tsicogh — Enhydra lutris
  • Ainu: ラッコ (rakko) — Enhydra lutris
  • Armenian: Կամչատկայի կուղբ (Kamčʻatkayi kuġb) — Enhydra lutris
  • Armenian: ծովային կուղբ (covayin kuġb) — Enhydra lutris
  • Armenian: կալան (kalan) — Enhydra lutris
  • Catalan: llúdria marina — Enhydra lutris
  • Chinese Mandarin: 海獺 /海獭 (hǎitǎ) — Enhydra lutris
  • Chinook Jargon: skaləmən — Enhydra lutris
  • Danish: havodder — Enhydra lutris
  • Dutch: zeeotter — Enhydra lutris
  • Estonian: kalaan — Enhydra lutris
  • Finnish: merisaukko — Enhydra lutris
  • French: loutre de mer — Enhydra lutris
  • German: Seeotter — Enhydra lutris
  • Icelandic: sæotur — Enhydra lutris
  • Irish: dobhrán mara — Enhydra lutris
  • Italian: lontra di mare — Enhydra lutris
  • Japanese: ラッコ (rakko) — Enhydra lutris
  • Japanese: 海獺 (rakko) — Enhydra lutris
  • Kazakh: теңіз кәмшаты (teñız kämşaty) — Enhydra lutris
  • Korean: 해달 (haedal) — Enhydra lutris
  • Latvian: kalāns — Enhydra lutris
  • Nootka: k̕wak̕aƛ — Enhydra lutris
  • Norwegian Bokmål: havoter — Enhydra lutris
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: havoter — Enhydra lutris
  • Polish: kałan — Enhydra lutris
  • Polish: wydra morska — Enhydra lutris
  • Polish: wydrozwierz — Enhydra lutris
  • Portuguese: lontra-marinha — Enhydra lutris
  • Quinault: ƛ'əq'wáləqi — Enhydra lutris
  • Russian: кала́н (kalán) — Enhydra lutris
  • Russian: морска́я вы́дра (morskája výdra) — Enhydra lutris
  • Spanish: nutria marina — Enhydra lutris
  • Swedish: havsutter — Enhydra lutris
  • Tlingit: yáxwch' — Enhydra lutris
  • Turkish: deniz samuru — Enhydra lutris