Otis \O"tis\, n. [L., a kind of bustard, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of birds including the bustards.
Otis
n 1: United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator
with a safety device (1811-1861) [syn: {Elisha Graves
Otis}]
2: type genus of the Otididae: European bustard [syn: {genus
Otis}]