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Word: American Mastodon

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: The American Mastodon is a large, extinct animal that lived in North America. It is similar to an elephant but has long, curved tusks and a different body shape. Some scientists sometimes classify it as a type of mammoth instead of a mastodon.

Usage Instructions:

• Use "American Mastodon" when talking about this specific prehistoric animal.
• It is often used in discussions about paleontology (the study of ancient life) or when talking about ice age animals.

Example Sentence:

"The American Mastodon roamed the forests of North America thousands of years ago, feeding on leaves and shrubs."

Advanced Usage:

In more advanced discussions, you might encounter the term in contexts relating to evolutionary biology or climate change during the ice age. You could say, "The extinction of the American Mastodon was likely influenced by both climate change and hunting by early humans."

Word Variants:

• "Mastodon" (referring to the general group of similar animals)
• "Mammoth" (another large, extinct animal that is often confused with mastodons)

Different Meanings:

• The word "mastodon" can refer to any member of the family Mammutidae, which includes various species, not just the American Mastodon.
• "Mammoth" can also mean something very large in a figurative sense, like a "mammoth task" meaning a huge or difficult job.

Synonyms:

• None that mean exactly the same, but "extinct elephant" or "prehistoric elephant" can be used to describe it in a broader sense.

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

There are no specific idioms or phrasal verbs directly related to "American Mastodon," but you might say: - "The American Mastodon is a relic of the past," which means it is something that belongs to a long-gone time.

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Noun

1. mastodon of North America; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon

Synonyms

• American mastodon
• American mastodont
• Mammut americanum