otis Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
Elisha Graves Otis.
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noun type genus of the Otididae: European bustard
genus Otis.
WordNet
O"tis noun
Etymology
L., a kind of bustard, Gr. .Definitions
(Zoöl.) A genus of birds including the bustards.
