Complete Definition of "castor"

see|Castor
English

Etymology
From L. castor "beaver"

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��st�(r)|-��st�(r)

Homonyms
rfc-level|Homonyms at L4+ not in L3 POS section
caster

Alternative spellings
caster

Noun
en-noun

  1. a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture to allow it to be moved
  2. a hat made from the fur of the beaver
  3. a caster; a container with perforated cap for sprinkling (e.g. pepper-castor)

Translations
trans-top|a pivoting roller
Finnish: huonekalupyörä
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|a hat
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|a caster
Finnish: sirotin
trans-mid
trans-bottom

See also
castor bean
castor oil


Latin

Noun
castor (genitive: castoris); m, Wiktionary Appendix:Latin third declension|third declension

  1. A beaver.

See also
Castor

Category:la:Mammals


Portuguese

Noun
castor m

  1. beaver.

Category:Portuguese nouns
Category:pt:Mammals


Spanish

Etymology
Latin castor#Latin|castor, castoris|cast�ris

Noun
castor m

  1. beaver

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