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mammoth

[ mam-uhth ]

noun

  1. any large, elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Mammuthus, from the Pleistocene Epoch, having hairy skin and ridged molar teeth.


adjective

  1. immensely large; huge; enormous:

    a mammoth organization.

mammoth

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noun

  1. any large extinct elephant of the Pleistocene genus Mammuthus (or Elephas ), such as M. primigenius ( woolly mammoth ), having a hairy coat and long curved tusks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of gigantic size or importance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mammoth

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  1. Any of various extinct elephants of the genus Mammuthus, having long, upwardly curving tusks and thick hair. Mammoths grew to great size and lived throughout the Northern Hemisphere during the Ice Age.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mammoth1

1690–1700; < Russian mam(m)ot (now ³¾Ã¡³¾´Ç²Ô³Ù ), first used in reference to remains of the animal found in Siberia; origin uncertain
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mammoth1

C18: from Russian mamot, from Tatar mamont, perhaps from mamma earth, because of a belief that the animal made burrows
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Wembley in particular has special affection for supporters as the annual home of the Challenge Cup final - and has staged some mammoth Ashes encounters in the past.

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Thames would be a company in limbo with little momentum to get on with the mammoth task.

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Fourth-place Scotland can also still mathematically lift the trophy, but they would need to beat France with a bonus point and overturn their mammoth advantage on points difference, while also relying on unlikely results elsewhere.

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That mammoth discrepancy means, barring an extraordinary scoreline in Cardiff, France would be able to wrap up the title with any sort of win over Scotland.

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