American mastodon
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From 'American' referring to its geographical origin, and 'mastodon', from the Greek 'mastos' meaning 'breast' and 'odon' meaning 'tooth', referring to the nipple-like projections on the animal's molars.
مثال
- The American mastodon roamed North America during the Pleistocene epoch.
- Fossils of the American mastodon have been found across the United States.
- The American mastodon is often compared to the woolly mammoth.
ترکیبهای رایج
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تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- mastodon of North America; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon