the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [verb (intransitive)] > miscellaneous actions of otter (2)
intransitive. To utter a low somewhat shrill protracted sound or cry, usually expressive of pain or… of animals, esp. dogs; also formerly, to…
intransitive. Of an otter, or beaver: to rise to the surface in order to breathe. Also transferred of a person (quot. 1600).