Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Otter-like; of or pertaining to the Lutrinæ.

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  • adjective not comparable Of or pertaining to an otter.
  • adjective not comparable Belonging to the otter sub-family of animals.

Etymologies

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From Latin lūtra ("otter"), from luō ("wash").

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Examples

  • The lutrine opossum Lutreolina crassicaudata, giant anteater and giant armadillo are found there, also bush dog, crab-eating fox Cerdocyon thous, long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata, jaguarundi Herpailurus yagouaroundi, jaguar, puma, oncilla Leopardus tigrinus and margay L. weidii.

    Canaima National Park, Venezuela 2009

  • She couldn't follow the conversation between Ydwyr and the lutrine being who stood in the snow outside.

    A Circus of Hells Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1969

  • The head was lutrine: round, blunt-snouted, ears placed high, whiskers about the mouth and above the long yellow eyes.

    The Long Way Home Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1955

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  • pertaining to otters

    December 21, 2008