beaver
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- noun
- /ˈbiːvər/
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castor
- Although less quantified than deposition, beaver-induced erosion also shapes the fluvial corridor.
- beaver dam
- beaver pond
- beavers create
And a bee builds hives, a Beaver builds dams.
- And a bee builds hives, a Beaver builds dams.
- All right, You're going to tell me that a band of Beavers building a dam isn't cool?
- R.E.M.'s Everybody Hurts dressed, dressed as like a Beaver.
Examples
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I'm looking for a beaver dam behind those woods.
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Potential problems include the possibility that the beavers will interfere with logging and fishing.
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An outstanding characteristic of a beaver is the large, flat tail.
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Therefore, the following discussions consider the potential impact of beaver dams on processes at this scale.
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Another concern is that the presence of the beavers may overstress habitats vital to other species.
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Hiking trails lead into the wilderness where one will find streams, beaver ponds, meadows, trees, and rocks.
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We hypothesize that the net impact of recent beaver colonization is the accumulation of sediments.
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One can find black bears, moose, beavers, and white-tailed deer, as well as hundreds of migrating birds.
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Under modern conditions, beaver dams create dynamic sequences of ponds and wet meadows among free-flowing segments.
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While hiking in the forest, we saw a beaver building a dam by the riverbank.
Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
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A person who is very willing to do extra work and works harder than others
- Australian
A small animal from Australia and New Guinea that lives in water and looks like a beaver
A large rodent active at night that digs burrows in forests on the Pacific coast of North America
A large animal from North America that lives near water, builds dams, and has a wide flat tail
A large water rodent from Europe and western Asia different from the North American beaver
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Etymology
Beaver comes from an old German word and is the same animal name as German Biber and Dutch bever, meaning the large water rodent with a flat tail that builds dams, which is why the word today names that animal.