Sea otter \Sea" ot"ter\ (Zo["o]l.)
An aquatic carnivore ({Enhydris lutris, or marina}) found in
the North Pacific Ocean. Its fur is highly valued, especially
by the Chinese. It is allied to the common otter, but is
larger, with feet more decidedly webbed.
{Sea-otter's cabbage} (Bot.), a gigantic kelp of the Pacific
Ocean ({Nereocystis Lutkeana}). See {Nereocystis}.