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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) of the Pleistocene Epoch, having long curved tusks and thick hair and inhabiting the cold regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
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- noun A very hairy mammoth,
Mammuthus primigenius , widespread in colder regions of theNorthern Hemisphere during thePleistocene period.
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- noun very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the northern hemisphere
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chained_bear commented on the word woolly mammoth
Mammuthus primigenius. Enchantedlearning.com, which mollusque has kindly pointed out is probably not to be trusted, says that this animal had black hair and underfur, in contrast to the way it has often been depicted (brown).
August 31, 2008
bilby commented on the word woolly mammoth
Do you have underfur c_b?
September 1, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word woolly mammoth
Yes. I wear manties.
September 1, 2008