Columbian Mammoth (Noun)
Meaning
A variety of mammoth.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Columbian mammoth was a variety of mammoth that roamed North America during the Pleistocene epoch.
- Fossil records indicate that the Columbian mammoth was one of the largest land mammals of its time.
- Scientists have discovered numerous remains of the Columbian mammoth in the western United States and Mexico.
- The Columbian mammoth was closely related to the woolly mammoth, but had a more southern range.
- The Columbian mammoth is now extinct, but its legacy lives on in the many fossilized remains found across North America.