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Having physical or temperamental characteristics like those of a beaver.
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beaver — beaver1 beaverlike, beaverish, adj. /bee veuhr/, n., pl. beavers, (esp. collectively) beaver for 1; v. n. 1. a large, amphibious rodent of the genus Castor, having sharp incisors, webbed hind feet, and a flattened tail, noted for its ability to… … Universalium
bird — birdless, adj. /berrd/, n. 1. any warm blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard shelled egg. 2. a fowl or game bird. 3 … Universalium
Bird — /berrd/, n. Larry, born 1956, U.S. basketball player. * * * I Any of the warm blooded, beaked vertebrates of the class Aves, including more than 9,600 living species. A covering of feathers distinguishes birds from all other animals. Birds have a … Universalium
platypus — /plat i peuhs, poos /, n., pl. platypuses, platypi / puy /. a small, aquatic, egg laying monotreme, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, of Australia and Tasmania, having webbed feet, a tail like that of a beaver, a sensitive bill resembling that of a duck … Universalium
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
platypus — [plat′ə pəs] n. pl. platypuses or platypi [plat′ipī΄] [ModL < Gr platypous, flatfooted < platys, flat (see PLATY ) + pous, FOOT] a small, aquatic, egg laying monotreme mammal (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) of Australia and Tasmania, with webbed … English World dictionary
nu|tri|a — «NOO tree uh, NYOO », noun. 1. an aquatic rodent of South America resembling the muskrat; coypu. It has become established in parts of the southern and western United States. 2. its valuable dark, lustrous beaverlike fur. ╂[< Spanish nutria,… … Useful english dictionary
