woolly mammoth

noun

Definition of WOOLLY MAMMOTH

: a heavy-coated mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) formerly inhabiting the colder parts of the northern hemisphere

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1874

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noun

: an extinct mammal that was a heavy-coated mammoth of cold northern regions

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