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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]


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]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Otis, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado Population (2000): 534 Housing Units (2000): 248 Land area (2000): 0.409261 sq. miles (1.059982 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.409261 sq. miles (1.059982 sq. km) FIPS code: 56365 Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08 Location: 40.150645 N, 102.962521 W ZIP Codes (1990): 80743 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Otis, CO Otis
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Otis, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 325 Housing Units (2000): 170 Land area (2000): 0.300843 sq. miles (0.779179 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.300843 sq. miles (0.779179 sq. km) FIPS code: 53525 Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 38.534933 N, 99.052088 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Otis, KS Otis