Meanings
nounwoolly mammoth (plural woolly mammoths)
plural woolly mammoths · alternative wooly mammoth
- A very hairy mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, widespread in colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere during the Pleistocene period.
The ice age was nearly two million years old by the time the woolly mammoth evolved.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 204
Synonyms & antonyms
nounvery hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the Northern Hemisphere
Similar
northern mammothMammuthus primigenius
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan mamut llanut
- mamut llanutMammuthus primigenius
Chinese Mandarin 猛獁象 /猛犸象, 真猛瑪象 /真猛玛象
- 猛獁象 /猛犸象 (měngmǎxiàng)Mammuthus primigenius
- 真猛瑪象 /真猛玛象 (zhēnměngmǎxiàng)Mammuthus primigenius
Dutch wolharige mammoet
- wolharige mammoetMammuthus primigenius
Finnish villamammutti
- villamammuttiMammuthus primigenius
French mammouth laineux
- mammouth laineuxMammuthus primigenius
Polish mamut włochaty
- mamut włochatyMammuthus primigenius
Russian шерсти́стый ма́монт
- шерсти́стый ма́монт (šerstístyj mámont)Mammuthus primigenius
Spanish mamut lanudo
- mamut lanudoMammuthus primigenius
Swedish ullhårig mammut
- ullhårig mammutMammuthus primigenius
Cite this entry
APA
woolly mammoth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woolly%20mammoth
MLA
“woolly mammoth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woolly%20mammoth. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woolly mammoth,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woolly%20mammoth.
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