Castoroides

noun

Cas·​to·​roi·​des

ˌkastəˈrȯi(ˌ)dēz

: a genus of extinct giant beavers of the Pleistocene of the eastern and southern U.S.

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Castor + -oides -oid

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