mastodon
see also: Mastodon
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˈmæstədɑn/, /ˈmæstədən/
Noun

mastodon (plural mastodons)

  1. Extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus Mammut that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differs from elephants and mammoths in the form of the molar teeth.
Translations
Mastodon
Noun

mastodon (plural mastodons)

  1. A nickname for both the 4-8-0 and (though incorrectly) the 4-10-0 train configurations.



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