Castor

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin castor (“beaver”), from Ancient Greek κάστωρ (kástōr). Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. === Proper noun === Castor m A taxonomic genus within the family Castoridae – beavers. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Rodentia – order; Castorimorpha – suborder; Castoridae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Castor fiber (European beaver) - type species; Castor canadensis (American beaver) – sole other extant species === References === Castor (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Castor on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Castor on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Κάστωρ (Kástōr), from Ancient Greek κάστωρ (kástōr, “beaver”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːs.tə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæs.tɚ/ === Proper noun === Castor (Greek mythology) One of the Dioscuri (astronomy) A double star in the constellation Gemini; alpha (α) Geminorum. A village and civil parish in city of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1298). A town in the County of Paintearth, Alberta, Canada. From French castor (“beaver”). A village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. From French castor (“beaver”). A surname. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Pollux === References === === Anagrams === Castro, Cators, Croats, acrost, actors, co-star, costar, scroat, scrota, tarocs == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kas.tɔʁ/ === Proper noun === Castor m (Greek mythology) Castor (astronomy) Castor (Canada) Dane-zaa or Beaver indigenous people == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κᾰ́στωρ (Kắstōr). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkas.tɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkas.tor] === Proper noun === Castor m sg (genitive Castoris); third declension (Greek mythology) Castor (astronomy) The star α Geminorum in the constellation Gemini. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, singular only. Castorei is an old form of Castorī. The Old Latin form Kastorus shows the rare genitive singular ending -us instead of the standard Classical Latin ending -is. This unique ending is poorly attested and largely exclusive to religious or legal documents. ==== References ====