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AMERICAN MASTODON
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Mastodon of North America; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon
Synonyms:
American mastodon; American mastodont; Mammut americanum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("American mastodon" is a kind of...):
mastodon; mastodont (extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth)
Holonyms ("American mastodon" is a member of...):
genus Mammut; genus Mastodon; Mammut (extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons)
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