Otter Otter Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic or marine, with diets based on fish and invertebrates. Lutrinae is a branch of the weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, honey badgers, martens, minks, polecats, and wolverines. The word "otter" derives from the Old English word "otor" or "oter". This, and cognate words in other Indo-European languages, ultimately stem from the Proto-Indo-European language root *wódr̥, which also gave rise to the English word "water". An otter's den is called a holt or couch. Male otters are called dogs or boars,
Otter Tail Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota income for a household in the township was $37,000, and the median income for a family was $38,667. Males had a median income of $28,250 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,931. About 8.9% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over. Otter Tail Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Otter Tail Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 556 at the 2000 census. Otter Tail Township was organized