sea-otter's cabbage

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sea-otter's cabbage - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sea otter \Sea" ot"ter\ (Zool.)
     An aquatic carnivore (Enhydris lutris syn. Enhydris 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.
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     Sea-otter's cabbage (Bot.), a gigantic kelp of the Pacific
        Ocean (Nereocystis Lutkeana). See Nereocystis.
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