mammoth
noun
any large, elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Mammuthus, from the Pleistocene Epoch, having hairy skin and ridged molar teeth.
mammoths
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pluralof mammoth.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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In ancient California, they are believed to have existed alongside other extinct native species, including bison-sized Jefferson’s ground sloths, Columbian mammoths and western camels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Sora transfixed the tech world by creating seemingly realistic videos of everything from woolly mammoths trekking across a snowy field to a stylish woman walking down a Tokyo street filled with glowing neon signs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
They also compared the bone of modern elephants and steppe mammoths to determine which animal it came from.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
But as the climate warmed, the woolly mammoths gradually vanished, with the last small herds surviving on remote Arctic islands until just 4,000 years ago.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2025
And the greatest of them, Balerion, the Black Dread, could have swallowed an aurochs whole, or even one of the hairy mammoths said to roam the cold wastes beyond the Port of Ibben.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
