mammoth
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- noun
- /ˈmæməθ/
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mamut
- The remains of a mammoth were discovered frozen in ice in Siberia.
- woolly mammoth
- mammoth ivory
- mammoths and mastodons
For years and years and years they were exporting mammoth tusks, ivory, right?
- For years and years and years they were exporting mammoth tusks, ivory, right?
- And let's not forget why he thinks bringing back the woolly mammoth is a good idea.
- But the places that they've gotten like the mammoth DNA, do they have like the whole sequence?
- I imagine the successful hunters were men who enjoyed it even at the risk of hunting large mammals, mammoths and things like that.
- And between these two pictures, now you can see how your teeth relate to the Tusk of an Ice Age mammoth.
- And now the company says scientists have for the first time created induced pluripotent stem cells for the mammoth's closest living relative, Asian elephants.
- They're seeking to restore lost ecosystems and use gene editing to restore the woolly mammoth to the Arctic tundra.
- And the wonder of it is in some ways is how we humans did not go the way of the woolly mammoths.
- They're the ones that put put the wool from woolly mammoths on mice.
- Because the next time they're like fifth guy in the hunting group brings down a mammoth.
Examples
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Others, however, such as giant ground sloths, giant hyenas and mammoths, went extinct.
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We hunted mammoths!
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""The body of this mammoth was found.
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Some time ago, the intact skeleton of a mammoth was found nearby.
Fiction book (2000) -
At the same time, a number of large animal species, such as mammoths and saber-toothed tigers, became extinct.
Academic text (2011) -
Dating of the bones placed the mammoth's death between 12,200 and 12,600 B.P.
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There are caves in France and Spain that are plastered with paintings of mammoths, the first human graffiti.
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In The Face Finder, he recalls the "cornucopia" of mammoth bones and fossils unearthed during construction in the area.
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In the museum, they have a complete skeleton of a woolly mammoth on display.
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Scientists have found preserved hair from the mammoth in ancient permafrost.
Synonyms
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A large extinct elephant with thick fur that lived in cold areas during the Ice Age
A large, hairy extinct elephant that lived in cold northern areas during the Ice Age
A group of large, hairy elephant-like animals that lived during the Ice Age
Compounds
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A large extinct elephant with thick fur that lived in cold areas during the Ice Age
- Specialized
An extinct very large elephant-like animal that lived in North America during the Ice Age
A national park in Kentucky with a very large cave system and an underground river
- Specialized
A very large extinct elephant-like animal that lived in North America during the Ice Age
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Etymology
Mammoth comes from the Russian word mamont, a name used in Siberia for the very large, hairy elephant often found frozen in the ground. So a mammoth is the extinct, huge elephant you see in museums.