Mammoth (Noun)
Meaning
Any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Paleontologists studying the ice age discovered a nearly intact mammoth frozen in the permafrost of Siberia.
- The museum exhibit featured a reconstructed mammoth skeleton alongside a sign describing the creature's habitat and behavior.
- According to the fossil record, the woolly mammoth roamed much of North America during the last ice age.
- Scientists were thrilled to study DNA samples recovered from well-preserved mammoths discovered in Siberia.
- The team of researchers made several key discoveries about the prehistoric mammoth's diet and social structure based on analysis of ancient remains and footprints.