Difference between revisions of "Mammoth"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_141372" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_141372" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (n.) 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. </p> <p> (2): (a.) Resembling the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a mammoth ox. </p> | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) 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. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' a.) Resembling the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a mammoth ox. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76307" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76307" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 06:01, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) 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.
(2): ( a.) Resembling the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a mammoth ox.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
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.
