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CASTOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Castoridae: beavers
Synonyms:
Castor; genus Castor
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Castor" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Castor"):
beaver (large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges)
Holonyms ("Castor" is a member of...):
Castoridae; family Castoridae (beavers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material)
Synonyms:
beaver; castor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("castor" is a kind of...):
fur hat (a hat made of fur)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable
Synonyms:
caster; castor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("castor" is a kind of...):
roller (a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate))
Sense 4
Meaning:
A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar
Synonyms:
caster; castor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("castor" is a kind of...):
shaker (a container in which something can be shaken)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux
Synonyms:
Alpha Geminorum; Castor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
multiple star (a system of three or more stars associated by gravity)
Holonyms ("Castor" is a member of...):
Gemini (a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic)
