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. mastodontic adj.

[ mod.L f. Gk mastos breast + odous odontos tooth ]

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