Definitions for: Otis


[n] type genus of the Otididae: European bustard
[n] United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)



Webster (1913) Definition: O"tis, n. [L., a kind of bustard, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of birds including the bustards.

Synonyms: Elisha Graves Otis, genus Otis

See Also: artificer, bird genus, discoverer, family Otididae, great bustard, industrialist, inventor, Otididae, Otis tarda

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