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Maxwell's otter

Maxwell's otter noun: lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli, a subspecies of the smooth-coated otter.

Noun

Maxwell's otter (plural Maxwell's otters)

  1. Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli, a subspecies of the smooth-coated otter.

Forms of Maxwell's otter

pluralMaxwell's otters

Origin of Maxwell's otter

Named after Gavin Maxwell, who brought one of these otters to Scotland from Iraq.

Questions about Maxwell's otter

What does Maxwell's otter mean?
Maxwell's otter means lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli, a subspecies of the smooth-coated otter.
What part of speech is Maxwell's otter?
Maxwell's otter is a noun.
What is the plural of Maxwell's otter?
The plural of Maxwell's otter is Maxwell's otters.

Words near Maxwell's otter in the dictionary

  1. Maxwell Street Polish
  2. Maxwell Street Polishes
  3. Maxwell time
  4. Maxwell's demon
  5. Maxwell's demons
  6. Maxwell's otter
  7. Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
  8. Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions
  9. Maxwell-Wien bridge
  10. Maxwell-Wien bridges
  11. Maxwellian

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