mammoths

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• noun
  1. Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.
  2. A mastodon.
  3. Something very large of its kind.

• The mammoths roamed freely during the Ice Age.
• Scientists study the remains of mammoths to learn about ancient ecosystems.
• The mammoths that once lived in this region are now extinct.
• In the exhibit, they showed models of mammoths alongside other prehistoric animals.
• The discovery of mammoths in the frozen ground shocked researchers.

elephants

jumbos

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