Otis

otis Translingual thumb|right|180 px|Great bustard (Otis tarda species), the only species in its genus. Etymology From mul la ōtis bustard, from mul grc ὠτίς. Proper noun 1 f genus family Otididae great bustard Hypernyms genus Hyponyms genus Otis tarda species - sole accepted extant species Derived terms mul Ardeotis genus Lissotis genus Neotis genus Chlamydotis genus Sypheotides genus Lophotis genus Eupodotis genus Afrotis genus References Otis (genus) 1 1 mul Birds English Etymology A patronymic surname derived from en enm - genitive case of the en gem - given name Ote, Ode, cognate to modern en Otto. Pronunciation en /ˈoʊtɪs/ US en /ˈəʊtɪs/ UK en əʊtɪs 2 Proper noun en given names, notably of the American revolutionary hero James_Otis,_Jr. James Otis and the innovator and industrialist Elisha Otis. en chiefly US en male Germanic languages, transferred from the surname. en 1961 w:Richard Yates Revolutionary Road 74 Vintage Contemporaries 2000 0375708448 in a world of mandatory diminutives, a corporation of jolly Bills and Jacks and Herbs and Teds in which an unabbreviable given name like Earl must have been a minor handicap, "Oat" was the best that could be done for a man with the given name of Otis. An Otis elevator. Derived terms en Otisville Anagrams en iost ITSO SITO SOTI Tosi Tsoi isot sito-