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mastodon

DEFINITIONS OF: mastodon

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n extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth

Synonyms:
mastodont
Types:
American mastodon, American mastodont, Mammut americanum
mastodon of North America; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon
Type of:
proboscidean, proboscidian
massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
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