Mammuthus

Translingual

A depiction of Mammuthus trogontherii

Etymology

From New Latin mammuthus, from French mammouth (see there for more).

Proper noun

Mammuthus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Elephantidae – mammoths.

Hyponyms

(genus): Mammuthus primigenius - type species; Mammuthus africanavus, Mammuthus columbi, Mammuthus exilis, Mammuthus imperator, Mammuthus lamarmorae, Mammuthus meridionalis, Mammuthus subplanifrons, Mammuthus trogontherii - other species

Related terms

Mammut

Further reading

Mammoth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mammuthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mammuthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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