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Definition of Mammoth
1. Noun. Any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks.
Generic synonyms: Elephant
Group relationships: Genus Mammuthus, Mammuthus
Specialized synonyms: Mammuthus Primigenius, Northern Mammoth, Woolly Mammoth, Columbian Mammoth, Mammuthus Columbi, Archidiskidon Imperator, Imperial Elephant, Imperial Mammoth
2. Adjective. So exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth. "A mammoth multinational corporation"
Definition of Mammoth
1. n. An extinct, hairy, maned elephant (Elephas primigenius), of enormous size, remains of which are found in the northern parts of both continents. The last of the race, in Europe, were coeval with prehistoric man.
2. a. Resembling the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a mammoth ox.
Definition of Mammoth
1. an extinct elephant [n -S]
Medical Definition of Mammoth
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