genus castor

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   type genus of the Castoridae: beavers

   SynonymsCastor

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofCastoridae

Questions about genus castor

What does genus castor mean?

genus castor means "type genus of the Castoridae: beavers".

What is another word for genus castor?

Close synonyms include Castor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus castor a common word?

genus castor is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.