- sq’eetl’
- sq̓e:ƛ̓
- N
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otter: river otter
Details
- Parse string
- s=√q’eetl’
- Interlinear gloss
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- Note
- Now also found in saltwater. See also tumus, sea otter.
- sq’eetl’
- sq̓e:ƛ̓
- Noun
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river otter
Details
- Ethnobiological notes
- Otters are related to the weasels, mink and marten. River otters are sometimes called land otters to distinguish them from sea otters. River otters swim in freshwater bodies and feed on fish and other animals but live in dens on land.
- Binomial name
- [Lontra canadensis (Schreber)]