Mastodon

noun

/ˈmæstədɑn/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounExtinct elephant-like mammal of the genus Mammut that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differs from elephants and mammoths in the form of the molar teeth.

Synonyms

mammoth mastodonton megamammal mammutid elephant steppe mammoth megathere woolly mammoth straight-tusked elephant columbian mammoth wooly mammoth incognitum

Rhymes With

paragon liaison automaton fawn lexicon phenomenon drawn denouement

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