Otis

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Translingual

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great bustard (Otis tarda), the only species in its genus.

Etymology

From Latin ōtis (bustard), from Ancient Greek ὠτίς (ōtís).

Proper noun

Otis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Otididae – great bustard (Otis tarda).

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

  • (genus): Otis tarda - sole accepted extant species

Derived terms

References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

English

Etymology

A patronymic surname derived from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English genitive case of the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "gem" is not valid. See WT:LOL. given name Ote, Ode, cognate to modern Otto.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈoʊtɪs/

Proper noun

Otis

  1. Lua error in Module:names at line 629: dot= and nodot= are no longer supported in Template:surname because a trailing period is no longer added by default; if you want it, add it explicitly after the template, notably of the American revolutionary hero James Otis and the innovator and industrialist Elisha Otis.
  2. (chiefly US) A male given name from the Germanic languages, transferred from the surname.
    • 1961 Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road, Vintage Contemporaries, 2000, →ISBN, page 74
      [] in a world of mandatory diminutives, a corporation of jolly Bills and Jacks and Herbs and Teds in which an unabbreviable given name like Earl must have been a minor handicap, "Oat" was the best that could be done for a man with the given name of Otis.

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