[mam.moth] n [Russ mamont, mamot] (1706) 1: any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene elephants distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usu. large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair
2: something immense of its kind: giant "a company that is a ~ of the industry"
[2]mammoth adj (1802): of very great size syn see enormous