Synonyms for mastodonic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : mas-tuh-don |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæs təˌdɒn |
Top 10 synonyms for mastodonic Other synonyms for the word mastodonic
Définition of mastodonic
Origin :- 1813, from Modern Latin genus name Mastodon (1806), coined by French naturalist Georges Léopole Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert, Baron Cuvier (1769-1832) from Greek mastos "breast" (see masto-) + -odon "tooth" (see tooth); so called from the nipple-like projections on the crowns of the extinct mammal's fossil molars. Related: Mastodontic.
- adj giant
- He discards lumbering descriptions, antique melodramatics, set developments and dénouements, mastodonic structures.
- Extract from : « Unicorns » by James Huneker
- The diluvian soil of the Michigan Peninsula is thus added to the wide area of the mastodonic period.
- Extract from : « Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers » by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
- The midget Lawyer looked up in Envy at his mastodonic Acquaintance and sighed.
- Extract from : « People You Know » by George Ade
- Upon the mastodonic brow of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce there hangs an official laurel wreath.
- Extract from : « Abroad at Home » by Julian Street
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