otter
otter
/ˈɒtə(r)/
a small animal that has four webbed feet (= with skin between the toes), a tail and thick brown fur. Otters live in rivers and eat fish.
Collocations
noun
Word Origin
Old English otr, ot(t)or, of Germanic origin; related to Greek hudros ‘water snake’.
e.g.
Unlike a hare, skinning a river otter is difficult because it has a lot more fat under its skin. カワウソはウサギと違って皮の下の脂が多いから 毛皮を剥ぐのが大変だ (/yupeco/『ゴールデンカムイ』14話)