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mammoth
[mam-uhth]
noun
any large, elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Mammuthus, from the Pleistocene Epoch, having hairy skin and ridged molar teeth.
adjective
immensely large; huge; enormous.
a mammoth organization.
mammoth
/ ˈæəθ /
noun
any large extinct elephant of the Pleistocene genus Mammuthus (or Elephas ), such as M. primigenius ( woolly mammoth ), having a hairy coat and long curved tusks
adjective
of gigantic size or importance
mammoth
Any of various extinct elephants of the genus Mammuthus, having long, upwardly curving tusks and thick hair. Mammoths grew to great size and lived throughout the Northern Hemisphere during the Ice Age.
Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mammoth1
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Example Sentences
A mammoth fourth game saw seven deuces and Maria saving two break points for 3-1, before a brilliant scamper to a drop shot in the next allowed her to go a double break up.
It is quite difficult to get your head around the numbers involved in the mammoth project to build a new nuclear power plant.
Their starting pitcher struggled, with Tony Gonoslin giving up four home runs in the first four innings — including a mammoth blast from Judge two batters into the game — to hand the Yankees a 5-2 lead.
As he points out, Colossal's chief science officer, Beth Shapiro, has written a book called “How to Clone a Mammoth,” but has been clear she does not, in fact, believe you can clone a mammoth.
County, which has a roughly $48-billion budget, has said it will pay for the mammoth settlement by taking out bonds and draining its rainy day fund.
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