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Uncommonmammoth
The correct spelling is mammoth.
How to pronounce mammoth
noun
IPA: /ˈmæməθ/
Say it like: Mam-mot-h
The correct spelling is mammoth. Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retrea…
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Meanings
noun
- 1.Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.
- 2.A mastodon.
- 3.Something very large of its kind.
adjective
- 1.Comparable to a mammoth in its size; very large, huge, gigantic.
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