The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Otis \O"tis\, prop. n. [L., a kind of bustard, Gr. ?.] (Zool.) A genus of birds including certain of the bustards. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Otis n 1: United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861) [syn: Otis, Elisha Graves Otis] 2: type genus of the Otididae: European bustard [syn: Otis, genus Otis]