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mam·moth

mammoth

 
 
pronunciation:
mae mth
parts of speech:
noun, adjective
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part of speech: noun
definition: A mammoth is a very large animal that used to live on the earth long, long ago. Mammoths had long, thick fur and looked similar to elephants.
There is a large skeleton of a mammoth displayed at our history museum.
similar words:
elephant
 
part of speech: adjective
definition: When we call something mammoth, we mean that it is very, very big.
They're building a mammoth new football stadium in our city.
synonyms:
enormous, giant, huge
antonyms:
tiny
similar words:
big, large, massive, tremendous, vast
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