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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CARNIVORES > OTTERS

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OTTERS  

DEFINITION

  • Phylum Chordata. Class Mammalia. Order Carnivora. Otters, Family Mustelidae, are small carnivorous mammals with short legs, round ears, tail tappering to a point, nose with a blunt tip, and guard hair covering insulating coarse fur.

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  • 2017-03-15 09:22:38.0 [mgenazzi] Definition added insert Definition (id: null text: Phylum Chordata. Class Mammalia. Order Carnivora. Otters, Family Mustelidae, are small carnivorous mammals with short legs, round ears, tail tappering to a point, nose with a blunt tip, and guard hair covering insulating coarse fur. language code: en);

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