transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmas-tə-ˌdän, -dən ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin mastodont-, mastodon, from Greek mastos + odont-, odōn, odous tooth — more at tooth
Date: 1811
1. : any of various extinct mammals (genus Mammut syn. Mastodon ) of the elephant family existing from the Miocene through the Pleistocene that are distinguished from the related mammoths chiefly by molar teeth with cone-shaped cusps
2. : one that is unusually large
• mas·to·don·ic ˌmas-tə-ˈdä-nik adjective
• mas·to·dont ˈmas-tə-ˌdänt adjective or noun