Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Otis \O"tis\, n. [L., a kind of bustard, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A genus of birds including the bustards.

Source : WordNet®

Otis
     n 1: United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator
          with a safety device (1811-1861) [syn: {Elisha Graves
          Otis}]
     2: type genus of the Otididae: European bustard [syn: {genus
        Otis}]