I. ˈmastəˌdän, ˈmaas-, -_dən noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin Mastodont-, Mastodon (synonym of Mammut ), from mast- + -odont-, -odon -odon; from the nipple-shaped projections on the molar teeth
1. : any of numerous extinct mammals especially of the genus Mammut that greatly resemble elephants, differ from the mammoths and existing elephants chiefly in the form of the molar teeth, have sometimes small tusks in the lower jaw besides those in the upper jaw, and are widely distributed in Oligocene to late Pleistocene formations
2. : someone or something of gigantic size or unusually large size : giant
military vehicles from little jeeps to six-wheel armored mastodons — Gelett Burgess
the mastodons in the ring sweated their way into the next match — J.K.Hutchins
• mas·to·don·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|dänik adjective
II.
Etymology: New Latin Mastodont-, Mastodon
synonym of mammut
III. adjective
Etymology: mastodon (I)
: mammoth
this is the time of the mastodon movie — Newsweek