palaeocastorid

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noun

Any extinct prehistoric beaver of the genus †Palaeocastor.

Origintranslingual Palaeocastor →
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Meanings

nounpalaeocastorid (plural palaeocastorids)

plural palaeocastorids

  1. Any extinct prehistoric beaver of the genus †Palaeocastor.

Origin

  1. translingualPalaeocastor
  2. Englishpalaeocastorid

From palaeo- + castorid, influenced by translingual Palaeocastor.

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APA

palaeocastorid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palaeocastorid

MLA

“palaeocastorid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palaeocastorid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palaeocastorid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palaeocastorid.

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