mastodon

noun

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Definition of mastodon:

mastodon (noun):: extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth.; any of various extinct mammals (genus mammut synonym mastodon) of the elephant family existing from the miocene through the pleistocene that are distinguished from the related mammoths chiefly by molar teeth with cone-shaped cusps

Synonyms for mastodon:

american mastodon

american mastodont

behemoth

blockbuster

colossus

dinosaur

elephant

genus mammut

genus mastodon

giant

goliath

hulk

jumbo

leviathan

mammoth

mammut

mammut americanum

mastodont

monster

proboscidian

titan

whale

Antonyms for mastodon:

bantam

cipher

cypher

diminutive

dwarf

gnome

half-pint

homuncule

homunculus

insect

insignificancy

lightweight

lilliputian

little guy

little person

littlest

manikin

midget

mite

morsel

munchkin

nobody

nonentity

nothing

number

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