Otter Tail

Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Otter Tail County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,081, and it was estimated at 61,041 in 2025. The county seat and the largest city is Fergus Falls.

Otter

Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 14 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, both freshwater and marine. Lutrinae is a branch of the Mustelidae family, which includes weasels, badgers, mink, and wolverines, among other animals.

Tail

The tail is the elongated section at the rear end of a bilaterian animal's body; in general, the term refers to a distinct, flexible appendage extending backwards from the midline of the torso. In vertebrate animals that evolved to lose their tails, the coccyx is the homologous vestigial of the tail. While tails are primarily considered a feature of vertebrates, some invertebrates such as scorpions and springtails, as well as snails and slugs, have tail-like appendages that are also referred to as tails.

otter

Noun

1. An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.

Noun

1. annatto (dye)

tail

Noun

1. The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
2. An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails; a strand of material hanging from something.

Verb

1. To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
2. To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.