Mammuthus primigenius

Definitions of Mammuthus primigenius
  1. noun
    very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the northern hemisphere
    synonyms: northern mammoth, woolly mammoth
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    type of:
    mammoth
    any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks
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