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Mammuthus
(gcide) | Mammuthus \Mammuthus\ prop. n.
An extinct genus comprising the mammoths.
Syn: genus Mammuthus.
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Mammuthus primigenius
(gcide) | Mammoth \Mam"moth\ (m[a^]m"m[o^]th), n. [Russ. m[^a]mont,
m['a]mant, fr. Tartar mamma the earth. Certain Tartar races,
the Tungooses and Yakoots, believed that the mammoth worked
its way in the earth like a mole.] (Zool.)
An extinct, hairy, maned elephant (Mammuthus primigenius
formerly Elephas primigenius), of enormous size, remains of
which are found in the northern parts of both continents. The
last of the race, in Europe, were coeval with prehistoric
man.
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Note: Several specimens have been found in Siberia preserved
entire, with the flesh and hair remaining. They were
imbedded in the ice cliffs at a remote period, and
became exposed by the melting of the ice.
[1913 Webster]Mammuthus primigenius \Mammuthus primigenius\ prop. n. (Zool.)
The species name for the woolly mammoth, a very hairy mammoth
common in colder portions of the Northern hemisphere.
Syn: woolly mammoth, northern mammoth.
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Mammutidae
(gcide) | Mammutidae \Mammutidae\ prop. n.
An extinct natural family of mammals, comprising the
mastodons.
Syn: family Mammutidae, family Mastodontidae.
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family mammutidae
(wn) | family Mammutidae
n 1: extinct family: mastodons [syn: Mammutidae, {family
Mammutidae}, family Mastodontidae] |
genus mammut
(wn) | genus Mammut
n 1: extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons [syn:
Mammut, genus Mammut, genus Mastodon] |
genus mammuthus
(wn) | genus Mammuthus
n 1: extinct genus: mammoths [syn: Mammuthus, {genus
Mammuthus}] |
mammut
(wn) | Mammut
n 1: extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons [syn:
Mammut, genus Mammut, genus Mastodon] |
mammut americanum
(wn) | Mammut americanum
n 1: mastodon of North America; in some classifications
considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon [syn: {American
mastodon}, American mastodont, Mammut americanum] |
mammuthus
(wn) | Mammuthus
n 1: extinct genus: mammoths [syn: Mammuthus, {genus
Mammuthus}] |
mammuthus columbi
(wn) | Mammuthus columbi
n 1: a variety of mammoth [syn: columbian mammoth, {Mammuthus
columbi}] |
mammuthus primigenius
(wn) | Mammuthus primigenius
n 1: very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the
northern hemisphere [syn: woolly mammoth, {northern
mammoth}, Mammuthus primigenius] |
mammutidae
(wn) | Mammutidae
n 1: extinct family: mastodons [syn: Mammutidae, {family
Mammutidae}, family Mastodontidae] |
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