Litter (disambiguation)

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Litter may mean:

  • Straw or other material strewn in an animal's enclosure (e.g. a stable) for it to sleep on and to absorb its faeces and urine. This is the original meaning.
  • Litter, trash in small portions thrown inappropriately in a public place such as a street or beach
  • Litter (animal), a group of mammals born to a single mother, such as dogs and cats.
  • Litter (vehicle), a piece of furniture mounted on a platform and designed to be carried from place to place by (usually human) muscle power.
  • Litter (rescue basket), a basket-like stretcher device used to ferry injured people either tethered to a helicopter or dragged behind a vehicle or animal.
  • The Litter, a 1960s psychedelic rock band.
  • Plant litter is dead plant material, such as leaves and twigs, that has fallen to the ground.
  • Cat litter is a loose, absorbant material used in a litter box as part of the indoor feces and urine disposal system for pets.
  • Parish of Litter in Ireland.