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mammoth

9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) mammoth (noun)
  2. 2) mammoth (adjective)
  3. mammoth red clover (noun)
  4. mammoth redwood (noun)
  5. mammoth tree (noun)
  6. Mammoth Cave (geographical name)
  7. imperial mammoth (noun)
  8. northern mammoth (noun)
  9. woolly mammoth (noun)

1mam·moth

noun \ˈma-məth\

Definition of MAMMOTH

1
: 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
2
: something immense of its kind <a mammoth company>
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Examples of MAMMOTH

  1. <even as sport-utility vehicles go, that one is a mammoth>

Origin of MAMMOTH

Russian mamont, mamot
First Known Use: 1706

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