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Mammuthus primigenius

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prop. n.1.(Zool.) The species name for the woolly mammoth, a very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the Northern hemisphere.
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Noun1.Mammuthus primigenius - very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the northern hemisphereMammuthus primigenius - very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the northern hemisphere
northern mammoth, woolly mammoth
mammoth - any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks
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Europe's southern-most skeletal remains of Mammuthus primigenius were unearthed in a moor on the 37 degrees north latitude.
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The woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, was an impressive beast, standing 12ft tall, covered in thick, shaggy hair, and sporting an enormous pair of curled tusks.
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