Oto
name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An otocinclus (freshwater fish, genus Otocinclus). informal
"All the tetras in my tank (3 species - black neons, Pristellas, and red eyes) died within a 36 hour period. The corys and otos in the same tank are fine. There was no change in water quality, feeding habits, or water temperature. I have no idea why all the tets would die in such a short time span."
- 2 A Midwestern Native American tribe who speak the Chiwere language. plural, plural-only
- 3 a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Oto wordnet
- 4 a member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of Ordo Templi Orientis. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 A city in Iowa.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples""Oso", "ojo", "ala", "Ana", "Oto" and "anilina" are palindromes."
Etymology
Clipping of otocinclus.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.