Source Word
mammoth
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
obsolete
figuratively
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.
Japanese Meaning
マンモス：Mammuthus属に属する絶滅した大型の哺乳類。通常は体毛があり、長く曲がった牙と傾いた背を持ち、氷河期の終わりとともに絶滅し、化石や氷結した死骸、旧石器時代の洞窟壁画などから知られている。
Sense（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.
Sense（2）
（ plural ）
