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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.
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Mammuthus primigenius
(gcide) | 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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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] |
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