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A tor is a high craggy hill. This term is particularly common in the south-west of England, usually referring to the high points of Dartmoor.

In Norse mythology, Tor is the Swedish form of the god Thor.

In biology, Tor is the genus of the mahseers, which are large game fishes[?] of India.

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