imperial mammoth
noun
variants: less commonly
imperial elephant
Definition of imperial mammoth
: the largest known mammoth (Archidiskidon imperator) of the American Pleistocene reaching a height of 14 feet
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First Known Use of imperial mammoth
1903
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