pelt vs otter

pelt and otter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pelt	Yes	No	Yes	No
otter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, otter is a hyponym of pelt; that is, otter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pelt:

pelt (noun)	otter (noun)
body covering of a living animal	freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal	the fur of an otter

pelt (verb)	otter (verb)
attack and bombard with or as if with missiles
cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
rain heavily