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land otter
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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the Canadian otter, Lutra canadensis.
Quotations
1825
We are willing in order to relieve you from all further concern respecting it, to take it off your hands, at what we consider to be its utmost value here, say . . . Beaver at 3 $ p Skin Land Otters at 2 $ pr Skin and Sea Otters at 10 $ pr Skin.
1908
[The] land otter [or] Canada otter is but very sparingly present on the lower Anderson, nor could it be truthfully stated that it was very abundant in the far north. . . .
1944
To the Indians of Alaska . . . the land otter . . . was gifted with uncanny powers.