"giant beaver" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: giant beavers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} giant beaver (plural giant beavers)
  1. Either of two genera of extinct castorid rodents, Castoroides of North America or Trogontherium of Eurasia. Wikipedia link: giant beaver Categories (lifeform): Rodents
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