Frozen Mammoth

Mammoth

A mammoth is a member of the extinct elephantid genus Mammuthus. They lived from the late Miocene epoch into the Holocene until about 4,000 years ago, with mammoth species at various times inhabiting Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Mammoths are distinguished from living elephants by their spirally twisted tusks and in some later species, the development of numerous adaptions to living in cold environments, including a thick layer of fur.

frozen

Adjective

1. Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
2. Immobilized.

Verb

1. past participle of freeze

mammoth

Noun

1. Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.
2. A mastodon.

Adjective

1. Comparable to a mammoth in its size; very large, huge, gigantic.