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mammoth
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noun
  1. A large, hairy, extinct elephant-like mammal. Scientific name: Mammuthus.
  2. (figurative) Something very large of its kind.
adjective (comparative more mammoth, superlative most mammoth)
  1. Very large.
Mastodon
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noun
  1. A nickname for both the 4-8-0 and (less frequently) the 4-10-0 train configurations.
microfossil
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noun
  1. any microscopic fossil, such as that of a pollen grain
micropaleontology
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noun
  1. the branch of paleontology dealing with the fossilized microscopic organic remains (microfossils) of the geologic past; including their structure, biology, relationships and distribution
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