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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.