(n) extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth, Syn.mastodont
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ Gr. masto`s the breast + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth. So called from the conical projections upon its molar teeth. ] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of mammals closely allied to the elephant, but having less complex molar teeth, and often a pair of lower, as well as upper, tusks, which are incisor teeth. The species were mostly larger than elephants, and their remains occur in nearly all parts of the world in deposits ranging from Miocene to late Quaternary time. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. E. Mastodon + Gr. say^ros a lizard. ] (Paleon.) A large extinct genus of labyrinthodonts, found in the European Triassic rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]
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