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Castoroides

noun

extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern United States

• Syn: ↑genus Castoroides

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Castoridae, ↑family Castoridae

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\\ˌkastəˈrȯi(ˌ)dēz\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Castor + -oides -oid

: a genus of extinct giant beavers of the Pleistocene of the eastern and southern United States

Useful english dictionary. 2012.