"castor" meaning in French

See castor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kas.tɔʁ/ Audio: Fr-castor.ogg , Fr-Paris--castor.ogg Forms: castors [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French castor, from Old French castor, borrowed from Latin castor, itself from Ancient Greek κάστωρ (kástōr). Though borrowed into French early on, the word remained a more learned term at first, while bièvre was the popular synonym. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|castor|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French castor, {{inh+|fr|frm|castor}} Inherited from Middle French castor, {{inh|fr|fro|castor}} Old French castor, {{der|fr|la|castor}} Latin castor, {{der|fr|grc|κάστωρ}} Ancient Greek κάστωρ (kástōr) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} castor m (plural castors)
  1. beaver (aquatic mammal) Tags: masculine Synonyms: bièvre Derived forms: castor commun, castor d’Eurasie, castor d’Europe
    Sense id: en-castor-fr-noun-CkDt5fH0 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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