GENUS CASTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Castor mean? 

• GENUS CASTOR (noun)
  The noun GENUS CASTOR has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Castoridae: beavers

  Familiarity information: GENUS CASTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS CASTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Castoridae: beavers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Castor; genus Castor

Hypernyms ("genus Castor" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Castor"):

beaver (large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges)

Holonyms ("genus Castor" is a member of...):

Castoridae; family Castoridae (beavers)