genus mastodon

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   extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons

   SynonymsMammutgenus Mammut

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofMammutidae

Questions about genus mastodon

What does genus mastodon mean?

genus mastodon means "extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons".

What is another word for genus mastodon?

Close synonyms include Mammut, genus Mammut. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus mastodon a common word?

genus mastodon is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.