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Mammuthus

Mammuthus

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A group of large, hairy elephant-like animals that lived during the Ice Age
  • noun
  • /ˈmæməθəs/
  • Specialized
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  • The extinct genus Mammuthus includes several species of mammoths that once roamed the Northern Hemisphere.

Examples

  • Many fossils of Mammuthus have been found in the Siberian permafrost.

  • Scientists discovered a new species of Mammuthus in Siberia.

  • Scientists are studying DNA extracted from Mammuthus remains to learn more about their extinction.

  • The Mammuthus roamed the icy plains of North America.

  • Many fossils of Mammuthus have been found in the Siberian permafrost.

  • The extinct genus Mammuthus includes several species of mammoths that once roamed the Northern Hemisphere.

  • Scientists are studying DNA extracted from Mammuthus remains to learn more about their extinction.

Synonyms

mammoth
vsMammuthus
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A very large, hairy elephant that lived long ago with curved tusks

is the scientific genus name for the same Pleistocene elephants

Compounds

Mammuthus columbi
  • Specialized
9.9

A very large extinct elephant-like animal that lived in North America during the ice age

Mammuthus primigenius
  • Specialized
9.3

A large, hairy extinct elephant that lived in cold northern areas during the Ice Age

Surface Forms

Mammuthus singular
Mammuthuses plural

Etymology

Mammuthus comes from the familiar word mammoth, itself borrowed from Russian 'mamont' when early finders uncovered frozen elephant remains in the far north. That's why Mammuthus refers to the big, woolly elephants that lived in the Ice Age.