Definition of Mammath
Mammoth, an extinct species of elephant of enormous size found
fossilised in Northern Europe and Asia in deposits alongside of human
remains, and yielding a supply of fossil ivory.
- Wikipedia
Mam"moth (?), n. [Russ.
mâmont, mámant, fr. Tartar mamma
the earth. Certain Tartar races, the Tungooses and Yakoots, believed
that the mammoth worked its way in the earth like a mole.]
(Zoöl.) An extinct, hairy, maned elephant
(Elephas primigenius), of enormous size, remains of which are
found in the northern parts of both continents. The last of the race,
in Europe, were coeval with prehistoric man.
&fist; Several specimens have been found in Siberia preserved
entire, with the flesh and hair remaining. They were imbedded in the
ice cliffs at a remote period, and became exposed by the melting of
the ice.
Mam"moth (?), a. Resembling the
mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a mammoth
ox.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A large, hairy, extinct elephant-like mammal.
- (figurative) Something very large of its kind
- Very large.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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