mammoth
Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like…Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.
» Woolly mammoths once roamed the earth.
Die Wollhaarmammuts wandelten einst auf Erden.
Значение
значений: 4Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.
Mammut
ма́монтmámont
ма́монтmámont, ма́мутmámut
(переносно)Something very large of its kind.
A kind of large donkey.
(устаревшее)A mastodon.
- any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks
Примеры
предложений: 25Woolly mammoths once roamed the earth.
deDie Wollhaarmammuts wandelten einst auf Erden.
Mary wants to bring mammoths back to life.
Мэри хочет оживить мамонтов.
deMaria will die Mammuts wieder zum Leben erwecken.
The author's verbiage produced a document of mammoth size and microscopic import.
Многословие автора произвело документ гигантского размера и микроскопической значимости.
Can we clone mammoths?
Можем ли мы клонировать мамонтов?
This willow-tree looks like a mammoth.
deDiese Weide sieht wie ein Mammut aus.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From obsolete Russian ма́мант (mámant), modern ма́монт (mámont), probably from a Uralic woFrom obsolete Russian ма́мант (mámant), modern ма́монт (mámont), probably from a Uralic word, such as Proto-Mansi *mān-oŋt (“earth horn”). Possibly influenced by behemoth.
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