mastodon
nounHow many syllables in mastodon?
There are 3 syllables in the word mastodon.How to pronounce mastodon:
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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