First Known Use: 1811
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mastodon
noun mas·to·don \ˈmas-tə-ˌdän, -dən\
: a type of animal that was related to the mammoth and that lived in ancient times
Full Definition of MASTODON
1
: any of various extinct mammals (genus Mammut syn. Mastodon) of the elephant family existing from the Miocene through the Pleistocene that are distinguished from the related mammoths chiefly by molar teeth with cone-shaped cusps
2
: one that is unusually large
— mas·to·don·ic \ˌmas-tə-ˈdä-nik\ adjective
— mas·to·dont \ˈmas-tə-ˌdänt\ adjective or noun
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Origin of MASTODON
New Latin mastodont-, mastodon, from Greek mastos + odont-, odōn, odous tooth — more at tooth
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