亚洲网紅露点

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castor

1

[ kas-ter, kah-ster ]

noun

  1. Also a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
  2. a hat made of beaver or rabbit fur.
  3. a heavy woolen cloth used mainly for coats.
  4. a beaver.


Castor

2

[ kas-ter, kah-ster ]

noun

Astronomy.
  1. a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Gemini, the more northerly of the two bright stars in this constellation.

Castor

1

/ 藞办蓱藧蝉迟蓹 /

noun

  1. the second brightest star, Alpha Geminorum, in the constellation Gemini: a multiple star consisting of six components lying close to the star Pollux. Distance: 52 light years
  2. classical myth See Castor and Pollux
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

castor

2

/ 藞办蓱藧蝉迟蓹 /

noun

  1. the brownish aromatic secretion of the anal glands of a beaver, used in perfumery and medicine
  2. the fur of the beaver
  3. a hat made of beaver or similar fur
  4. a less common name for beaver 1
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

castor

3

/ 藞办蓱藧蝉迟蓹 /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of caster caster
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Castor

  1. A bright multiple star in the constellation Gemini, with a combined apparent magnitude of 0.08. Scientific name: Alpha Geminorum.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of castor1

1350鈥1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek 办谩蝉迟艒谤 beaver

Origin of castor2

Named after Castor; Castor and Pollux
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of castor1

C14: from Latin, from Greek 办补蝉迟艒谤 beaver
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