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Mammoth
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Resembling the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a mammoth ox.