MASTODON


Meaning of MASTODON in English

n. a large extinct mammal of the genus Mammut, resembling the elephant but having nipple-shaped tubercles on the crowns of its molar teeth.

Derivatives:

mastodontic adj.

Etymology: mod.L f. Gk mastos breast + odous odontos tooth

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.