What does castor in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word castor in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use castor in Portuguese.

The word castor in Portuguese means beaver, castor, ariranha, lontra-gigante, nútria, pele de castor. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word castor

beaver

substantivo masculino (animal roedor do gênero Castor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

castor

noun (large rodent)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Os castores não são nativos dessa área, por isso é estranho que essas árvores tenham sido roídas.
Beavers are not native to this area, so it is strange that these trees have been gnawed.

ariranha, lontra-gigante, nútria

noun (aquatic South American rodent, coypu) (roedor aquático da América do Sul)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

pele de castor

noun (uncountable (fur of the rodent)

Fur traders in what is now the northern US frequently bartered beaver for goods.

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