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}]