- family Castoridae
- nounbeavers• Syn: ↑Castoridae• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family• Member Holonyms: ↑Sciuromorpha, ↑suborder Sciuromorpha• Member Meronyms: ↑Castor, ↑genus Castor, ↑Castoroides, ↑genus Castoroides
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family Castoridae
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Castoridae — n. a natural family comprising the beavers. Syn: family {Castoridae}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Castoridae — noun beavers • Syn: ↑family Castoridae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Sciuromorpha, ↑suborder Sciuromorpha • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mammal family — noun a family of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossidae, ↑family Tachyglossidae, ↑Ornithorhynchidae, ↑family Ornithorhynchidae, ↑Didelphidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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