mastodonn.
英 'mæstədɒn | 美 'mæstə,dɑn
中文n. [古生] 乳齿象；庞然大物\nadj. 巨大的；庞大的
[古生] 乳齿象；庞然大物
adj. 巨大的；庞大的
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mastodon (n.)1813, from Modern Latin genus name Mastodon (1806), coined by French naturalist Georges Léopole Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert, Baron Cuvier (1769-1832) from Greek mastos "breast" (see masto-) + -odon "tooth" (see tooth); so called from the nipple-like projections on the crowns of the extinct mammal\\'s fossil molars. Related: Mastodontic.
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