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- Dictionarymammoth/ˈmaməθ/
noun
- 1. a large extinct elephant of the Pleistocene epoch, typically hairy with a sloping back and long curved tusks.
adjective
- 1. huge: "a mammoth corporation"
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MAMMOTH definition: 1. extremely large: 2. a type of large elephant, now extinct, that was covered in hair and had…. Learn more.
The meaning of MAMMOTH is any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair. How to use mammoth in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Mammoth.
Any of various extinct elephants of the genus Mammuthus, having long, upwardly curving tusks and thick hair. Mammoths grew to great size and lived throughout the Northern Hemisphere during the Ice Age. Discover More.
A mammoth is any species of the extinct elephantid genus Mammuthus. They lived from the late Miocene epoch (from around 6.2 million years ago) into the Holocene until about 4,000 years ago, with mammoth species at various times inhabiting Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America.
The adjective mammoth is a great way to describe something really, really big, like those huge woolly elephants they’re still finding in the melting glaciers. The word mammoth is a pretty new one, dating back only to around 1700.
noun. 1. any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct elephants with a hairy skin and long tusks curving upward: remains have been found in North America, Europe, and Asia. adjective US. 2. very big; huge; enormous. SIMILAR WORDS: eˈnormous. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
MAMMOTH meaning: 1 : a type of large, hairy elephant that lived in ancient times and that had very long tusks that curved upward; 2 : something that is very large.
adjective. uk / ˈmæməθ / us. Add to word list Add to word list. very large: a mammoth task / project. (Definition of mammoth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of mammoth. in Chinese (Traditional) 巨大的, 龐大的, 猛獁（象），毛象（現已絕種）… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 巨大的, 庞大的, 猛犸（象），毛象（现已绝种）… See more.
mammoth in American English. (ˈmæməθ) noun. 1. any large, elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Mammuthus, from the Pleistocene Epoch, having hairy skin and ridged molar teeth. adjective. 2. immensely large; huge; enormous. a mammoth organization.
Definition of mammoth noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
