Mammoth Definition

măməth

mammoths

noun

mammoths

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.

Webster's New World

Something that is of great size.

American Heritage

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adjective

Very big; huge; enormous.

Webster's New World

Of great scope or importance.

Mammoth expectations.

American Heritage

Comparable to a mammoth in its size; very large, huge, gigantic.

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Other Word Forms of Mammoth

Noun

Singular:

mammoth

Plural:

mammoths

Origin of Mammoth

Ultimately (perhaps influenced by behemoth) from Russian mamont, mamot probably from earlier Mansi (Ugric language of western Siberia) mān-oŋt- mān earth (akin to modern Mansi mā- earth) (as in mā-xar mammoth (literally, “earth stag”)) oŋt- horn (in reference to fossil mammoth tusks)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From obsolete Russian мамант (mamant) (modern мамонт (mamont)), probably from an Uralic language, like Old Vogul *mÄ“moÅ‹t "˜earth-horn' (compare Mansi mā "˜earth', ou̯tÉ™ "˜horn').

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