mastodon

Questions about mastodon

What does mastodon mean?

mastodon means "extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth".

How many syllables are in mastodon?

mastodon has 3 syllables: mas-to-don. The stress falls on "mas". In IPA it is /ˈmæstəˌdɔn/.

What is another word for mastodon?

Close synonyms include mastodont. 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 mastodon a common word?

mastodon is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with mastodon?

1 word rhymes with mastodon. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.