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Meaning of castor

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  Castor
      n 1: a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in
           Gemini; close to Pollux [syn: {Castor}, {Alpha Geminorum}]
      2: a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar
         [syn: {caster}, {castor}]
      3: a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or
         trucks or portable machines to make them movable [syn:
         {caster}, {castor}]
      4: a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material)
         [syn: {beaver}, {castor}]
      5: type genus of the Castoridae: beavers [syn: {Castor}, {genus
         Castor}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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