woolly mammoth en · NOUN
Meanings
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A very hairy mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, widespread in colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere during the Pleistocene period.
The ice age was nearly two million years old by the time the woolly mammoth evolved.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 204:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wooly mammoth | alternative | lexicographic | |
| woolly mammoths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
pl mamut włochaty (Mammuthus primigenius) · nl wolharige mammoet (Mammuthus primigenius) · nv bíchį́į́h yee adilohii ditłʼoígíí (Mammuthus primigenius) · sv ullhårig mammut (Mammuthus primigenius) · cmn 真猛瑪象 /真猛玛象 (Mammuthus primigenius) · ru шерсти́стый ма́монт (Mammuthus primigenius) · ca mamut llanut (Mammuthus primigenius) · es mamut lanudo (Mammuthus primigenius) · fi villamammutti (Mammuthus primigenius) · cmn 猛獁象 /猛犸象 (Mammuthus primigenius) · fr mammouth laineux (Mammuthus primigenius)