beaver
noun
a large, amphibious rodent of the genus Castor, having sharp incisors, webbed hind feet, and a flattened tail, noted for its ability to dam streams with trees, branches, etc.
beaverlike
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a word derived from
beaver.
Example Sentences
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Brower’s efforts to curb the beaverlike engineers steadily gained allies in Washington, as the federal government started to assert itself in the battle over water projects.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2024
We wish you a wonderful long weekend of beaverlike frolicking!
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2023
So he decided to add some beaverlike structures of his own.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 7, 2018
This fossil-rich lake deposit, known as the Daohugou Formation, has already yielded dozens of extinct creatures from the Jurassic Period: a beaverlike swimming mammal, feathered dinosaurs known as Anchiornis, pterosaurs and prehistoric salamanders.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 13, 2015
Wetlands all along the Gulf Coast have been shredded by oil and gas development, rising sea levels and a decades-long invasion by ravenous, beaverlike rodents known as nutrias.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2010
