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- Dictionarymam·moth/ˈmaməTH/
noun
- 1. a large extinct elephant of the Pleistocene epoch, typically hairy with a sloping back and long curved tusks.
adjective
- 1. huge: "a mammoth corporation"
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Learn the origin and usage of the word mammoth, which can refer to an extinct elephant-like animal or something very large. See synonyms, examples, and word history of mammoth.
Mammoth can be an adjective meaning extremely large or a noun referring to a type of extinct elephant. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and find out its synonyms and related words.
The adjective mammoth is a great way to describe something really, really big, like those huge woolly elephants they’re still finding in the melting glaciers. The word mammoth is a pretty new one, dating back only to around 1700.
Mammoth definition: any large, elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Mammuthus, from the Pleistocene Epoch, having hairy skin and ridged molar teeth.. See examples of MAMMOTH used in a sentence.
Mammoth definition: Any of various extinct elephants of the genus Mammuthus of the Pliocene, Pleistocene, and Holocene Epochs, having ridged molars and often, as in the woolly mammoth, long tusks and hair.
A mammoth is an extinct elephant with long tusks and hair, or something very large and important. Learn about the different types of mammoths, their origins, and their synonyms from various dictionaries and sources.
Mammoth is an adjective that means very large. It can also refer to a type of extinct elephant. See how to say mammoth in different languages and learn more about its origin and usage.
