mastodont

Definitions of mastodont
  1. noun
    extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth
    synonyms: mastodon
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    types:
    American mastodon, American mastodont, Mammut americanum
    mastodon of North America; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon
    type of:
    proboscidean, proboscidian
    massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
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