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- Dictionarymammoth/ˈmaməθ/
noun
- 1. a large extinct elephant of the Pleistocene epoch, typically hairy with a sloping back and long curved tusks.
adjective
- 1. huge: "a mammoth corporation"
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MAMMOTH definition: 1. extremely large: 2. a type of large elephant, now extinct, that was covered in hair and had…. Learn more.
The meaning of MAMMOTH is any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair. How to use mammoth in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Mammoth.
Mammoth definition: any large, elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Mammuthus, from the Pleistocene Epoch, having hairy skin and ridged molar teeth.. See examples of MAMMOTH used in a sentence.
noun. any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks. see more. adjective. so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth. “a mammoth ship” “a mammoth multinational corporation” synonyms: gigantic. big, large.
Definition of mammoth noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. any extinct true elephant of the family Elephantidae, esp. of the Pleistocene genus Mammuthus. Compare mastodon. 2. anything very large.
MAMMOTH meaning: 1 : a type of large, hairy elephant that lived in ancient times and that had very long tusks that curved upward; 2 : something that is very large.
(Definition of mammoth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of mammoth. in Chinese (Traditional) 巨大的, 龐大的, 猛獁（象），毛象（現已絕種）… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 巨大的, 庞大的, 猛犸（象），毛象（现已绝种）… See more. in Spanish. gigantesco, mamut, descomunal… See more. in Portuguese. gigantesco, mamute… See more.
You can use mammoth to emphasize that a task is very great and needs a lot of effort to achieve. Making the film was a mammoth task. American English : mammoth / ˈmæməθ /
We’ll look first at the primary meaning: a prehistory elephant-like mammal (sense 1a of the noun). The definition is accompanied by a series of quotations showing a number of printed sources in which the word is found since its first appearance in English.
