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MeSH Heading: Otters
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.250.575.600
Unique ID: D010041
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010041
Annotation: do not confuse entry term ENHYDRA LUTRIS with ENHYDRA FLUCTUANS see ASTERACEAE
Scope Note: Fish-eating carnivores of the family MUSTELIDAE, found on both hemispheres.
Entry Term(s): Aonyx; Clawless Otters; Enhydra lutris; Giant Otters; Lontra; Lontra canadensis; Lutra; North American River Otter; Pteronura; Sea Otters
Related Numbers: txid71112; txid76717; txid9656; txid9671
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under CARNIVORA 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under CARNIVORA 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/12/12
Revision Date: 2020/09/02

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anatomy & histology (AH)

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embryology (EM)

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immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

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psychology (PX)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Otters MeSH Descriptor Data 2025