Complete Definition of "Mastodon"

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Translingual
Etymology
Coined by w:Georges Cuvier|Georges Cuvier, from Gr. mastos, "breast" + -dont, "tooth," from the similarity of the nipple-like projections on the crowns of the extinct mammal's molars.

Proper noun
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Mastodon
#The taxonomic genus of the mastodon.
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English
Noun
en-noun

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

Category:Rail transportation

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