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mastodon definition and meaning

n. An extinct genus of mammals closely allied to the elephant, but having less complex molar teeth, and often a pair of lower, as well as upper, tusks, which are incisor teeth. The species were mostly larger than elephants, and their romains occur in nearly all parts of the world in deposits ranging from Miocene to late Quaternary time.

Crossword clues for mastodon

- Extinct elephant-like animal
- Extinct elephant-like mammal
- extinct mammal
- Extinct mammal – man stood (anag)
- Large extinct mammal
- Mammoth cousin