castor
noun
- Rare a beaver
- a sexual gland of the beaver containing a strong-smelling, oily substance used as a scent in trapping and in making perfumes
- a hat of beaver or rabbit fur
noun
- Gr. & Rom. Myth. the mortal twin of Pollux
- a multiple star, actually the second brightest star in the constellation Gemini although it is considered the twin of Pollux: magnitude, 1.6
See castor in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kăsˈtər)
noun- An oily, brown, odorous substance obtained from glands in the groin of the beaver and used as a perfume fixative.
- A hat made of beaver fur or an imitation.
- A heavy wool fabric used especially for overcoats.
(kăsˈtər)
noun- Greek Mythology One of the Dioscuri.
- A double star in the constellation Gemini, the brightest star in the group, approximately 46 light-years from Earth.
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