"beaverish" meaning in English

See beaverish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more beaverish [comparative], most beaverish [superlative]
Etymology: From beaver + -ish. Etymology templates: {{af|en|beaver|-ish}} beaver + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} beaverish (comparative more beaverish, superlative most beaverish)
  1. Characteristic of a beaver. Related terms: beaverlike, beavery
    Sense id: en-beaverish-en-adj-oZQDZdZi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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