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Mammoth - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Mammoth : adj : so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or
mammoth; "a gigantic redwood"; "gigantic
disappointment"; "a mammoth ship"; "a mammoth
multinational corporation" [syn: gigantic]
(noun)
1: any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the
Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long
upcurved tusks
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Mammoth : \Mam"moth\, n. [Russ. m[^a]mont, m['a]mant, fr. Tartar
mamma the earth. Certain Tartar races, the Tungooses and
Yakoots, believed that the mammoth worked its way in the
earth like a mole.] (Zo["o]l.)
An extinct, hairy, maned elephant ({Elephas primigenius), of
enormous size, remains of which are found in the northern
parts of both continents. The last of the race, in Europe,
were coeval with prehistoric man.
Note: Several specimens have been found in Siberia preserved
entire, with the flesh and hair remaining. They were
imbedded in the ice cliffs at a remote period, and
became exposed by the melting of the ice.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Mammoth : \Mam"moth\, a.
Resembling the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a
mammoth ox.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Mammoth, AZ (town, FIPS 43990)
Location: 32.72151 N, 110.64350 W
Population (1990): 1845 (673 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 85618
Mammoth, WV
Zip code(s): 25132
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Mammoth |
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Mike_Rot: I'm calling the Toronto Critics' choice for best film of 2010: Mammoth. They seem a year behind me. |
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melissaalchin: @BreeRawrrr haha okay.. i plan on spending the day in calypso and Mammoth so yeah we'll see =D |
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kiidsupreme: Why does thou pussy resemble a Wooley Mammoth? I declare this a sin. To all men: #thoushallnot be seen betwixt those legs. |
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