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Beaver Falls

(Encyclopedia) Beaver Falls, city (2020 pop. 8,232), Beaver co., W Pa., on falls of the Beaver River near its junction with the Ohio; settled c.1793,…

castoreum

(Encyclopedia) castoreum: see beaver.

mountain beaver

(Encyclopedia) mountain beaver, stout, short-limbed North American rodent, Aplodontia rufa, not closely related to the true beaver. Also called sewellel beaver after the Chinook word for a robe made…

Beaver Dam

(Encyclopedia) Beaver Dam, city (2020 pop. 16,708), Dodge co., SE Wis., on Beaver Dam Lake, in a productive farm and dairy area; inc. 1856. Industries…

Brewer's: Beaver

A hat; so called from its being made of beaver-skins. Beaver That part of the helmet which lifted up to enable the wearer to drink. Similarly bever, the afternoon draught in the harvest…

beaver

(Encyclopedia) beaver, either of two large aquatic rodents, Castor fiber and Castor canadensis, known for their engineering feats. They were once widespread in N and central Eurasia except E Siberia…

Beaver Island

(Encyclopedia) Beaver Island, 14 mi (23 km) long, from 3 to 6 mi (4.8–9.6 km) wide, off N Mich., in Lake Michigan. It is the largest island of the Beaver Archipelago and has forests, lakes, beaches,…