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woolly mammoth
noun
: a heavy-coated mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) formerly inhabiting the colder parts of the northern hemisphere
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Elon Musk has urged scientists to create a woolly mammoth small enough to keep as a pet.
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The effort to produce a woolly mammoth is on something of a tight schedule.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Having unveiled its woolly mice, an American startup promised to reintroduce woolly mammoths by the end of 2028.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
If so, those genes would be proven helpful in the woolly mammoth's return.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The effort to produce a woolly mammoth is on something of a tight schedule.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Having unveiled its woolly mice, an American startup promised to reintroduce woolly mammoths by the end of 2028.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
If so, those genes would be proven helpful in the woolly mammoth's return.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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