mammoth
mammoth definition
mam·moth (mam′ət̸h)
noun
any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct elephants with a hairy skin and long tusks curving upward: remains have been found in North America, Europe, and Asia
Etymology: altered < Russ mamont, mammot < Yakut mamont, prob. < mama, earth: from the notion that the animal had burrowed in the ground
adjective
very big; huge; enormous
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