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mammoth

/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"
Word Origin early 18th century: from Russian mamo(n)t, probably of Siberian origin.
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Mammoth
Extinct genus of mammals
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, Asia, Europe, and North America. Mammoths are distinguished from living elephants by their (typically large) spirally twisted tusks and in at least some ... Wikipedia
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