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bear otter

bear otter noun: an extinct genus of otters, Enhydriodon, that lived in the late Miocene and early Pleistocene.

Noun

bear otter (plural bear otters)

  1. An extinct genus of otters, Enhydriodon, that lived in the late Miocene and early Pleistocene.
    • Searching for hard-shelled prey – molluscs, crabs and the like – there are two species of bear otter in Kanapoi.2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherworlds, Penguin, published 2023, page 25

Forms of bear otter

pluralbear otters

Questions about bear otter

What does bear otter mean?
Bear otter means an extinct genus of otters, Enhydriodon, that lived in the late Miocene and early Pleistocene.
What part of speech is bear otter?
Bear otter is a noun.
What is the plural of bear otter?
The plural of bear otter is bear otters.

Words near bear otter in the dictionary

  1. bear meat
  2. bear off
  3. bear off from
  4. bear on
  5. bear oneself
  6. bear otter
  7. bear out
  8. bear paw
  9. bear paws
  10. bear pit
  11. bear pits

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