mastodont
extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth • Syn: mastodon • Hypernyms: proboscidean, proboscidian • Hyponyms: American mastodon, American mastodont, Mammut americanum • Member Holonyms: Mammut, genus Mammut, genus Mastodon
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