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 ]
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 ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012