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Mastodon

/ˈmæstədɑn/

Extinct 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.

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Extinct 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.

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mastodontnoun	Alternative form of mastodon. [Extinct 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.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mastodon"

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Word	Definition
mammothnoun	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.
mastodontonnoun	(obsolete) mastodon, mastodont.
megamammalnoun	A very large mammal, especially an extinct one.
mammutidnoun	(zoology) Any member of the family Mammutidae; a mammoth.
elephantnoun	A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
steppe mammothnoun	An extinct species of mammoth (†Mammuthus trogontherii or †Mammuthus armeniacus), from Pleistocene Eurasia.
megatherenoun	An extinct, gigantic, ground sloth (genus Megatherium) that flourished in South America during the Pleistocene epoch.
woolly mammothnoun	A very hairy mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, widespread in colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere during the Pleistocene period.
straight-tusked elephantnoun	An elephant of extinct species †Palaeoloxodon antiquus, that lived across Europe and western Asia during the Pleistocene.
columbian mammothnoun	Any of the species Mammuthus columbi of extinct mammoths, from Pleistocene North America.
wooly mammothnoun	Alternative spelling of woolly mammoth. [A very hairy mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, widespread in colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere during the Pleistocene period.]
incognitumnoun	(archaic) An American mammoth or mastodon, especially when presumed extant.
polymastodontnoun	Any mammal of the genus Polymastodon (known only as fossils)
mammaliamorphnoun	Any of the animal of the extinct clade †Mammaliamorpha.
mylodontnoun	Alternative form of mylodon. [(zoology) Any of the extinct genus †Mylodon of giant ground sloths of Patagonia.]
stegodontnoun	A stegodon, an extinct relative of the modern elephants; a member of the taxonomic genus †Stegodon.
elephantimorphnoun	Any mammal of the clade Elephantimorpha
eleutherodontidnoun	Any extinct mammal of the family †Eleutherodontidae
elephantoid	Resembling an elephant in form or appearance
titanotheriumnoun	(paleontology, obsolete) Synonym of brontotheriid.