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1. (n.) mammoth
any extinct true elephant of the family Elephantidae, esp. of the Pleistocene genus Mammuthus.
2. mammoth
anything very large.
3. (adj.) mammoth
very large; enormous.
Etymology: (1690–1700; < Russ mam(m)ot; orig. uncert.)
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| Definition of 'mammoth' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) mammoth
any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks
2. (adj) gigantic, mammoth
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
"a gigantic redwood"; "gigantic disappointment"; "a mammoth ship"; "a mammoth multinational corporation"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) mammoth
resembling the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a mammoth ox
2. (noun) mammoth
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
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. mammoth
an extinct species of elephant of enormous size found fossilised in Northern Europe and Asia in deposits alongside of human remains, and yielding a supply of fossil ivory.
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Sense: a large hairy elephant of a kind no longer found living.
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 Afrikaans: mammoet |
 Arabic: ماموث، فيل ضَخْم |
 Bulgarian: мамут |
 Brazilian: mamute |
 Czech: mamut |
 German: das Mammut |
 Danish: mammut |
 Greek: μαμούθ |
 Spanish: mamut |
 Estonian: mammut |
 Farsi: ماموت |
 Finnish: mammutti |
 French: mammouth |
 Hebrew: מָמוּתָה |
 Hindi: मैमथ |
 Croatian: gorostas |
 Hungarian: mamut |
 Indonesian: mamut |
 Icelandic: mammút |
 Italian: mammut |
 Japanese: マンモス |
 Korean: 매머드 |
 Lithuanian: mamutas |
 Latvian: mamuts |
 Malay: raksasa |
 Dutch: mammoet |
 Norwegian: mammut |
 Polish: mamut |
 Persian: ،نوع فيل ماموت |
 Pashto: يو ډول پيل |
 Portuguese: mamute |
 Romanian: mamut |
 Russian: мамонт |
 Slovak: mamut |
 Slovenian: mamut |
 Serbian: mamut |
 Swedish: mammut |
 Thai: ช้างดึกดำบรรพ์ |
 Turkish: mamut |
 Taiwanese: 長毛象 |
 Ukrainian: мамонт |
 Urdu: قدیم زمانے کا ایک جسیم ہا |
 Vietnamese: voi ma mút |
 Chinese: 猛犸，长毛象 |
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