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OTIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Otididae: European bustard
Synonyms:
genus Otis; Otis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Otis" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Otis"):
great bustard; Otis tarda (largest European land bird)
Holonyms ("Otis" is a member of...):
family Otididae; Otididae (bustards)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
Synonyms:
Elisha Graves Otis; Otis
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
industrialist (someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise)
artificer; discoverer; inventor (someone who is the first to think of or make something)
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