OtterOtter is a common name for a carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant
otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic or marine, with diets based on fish and invertebrates.
Lutrinae is a branch of the weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, honey
badgers, martens, minks, polecats, weasels, and wolverines,
The word otter derives from the Old English word otor or oter. This, and cognate words in
other Indo-European languages, ultimately stem from the Proto-Indo-european language root
*wód”, which also gave rise to the English word "water".
An otter's den is called a Holt or Couch. Male otters are called dogs or boars, females are
called bitches or sows, and their offspring are called pups. The collective nouns for otters are
bevy, family, lodge, romp (being descriptive of their often playful nature) or, when in water,
raft
4. What does it mean by lutrinea?
5. How do you call the otter's den, male otters, female otter and otter's offspring?​