mammoth vs Mammuthus primigenius
Mammuthus primigenius vs mammothmammoth and Mammuthus primigenius both are nouns.
mammoth is an adjective but Mammuthus primigenius is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mammoth | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Mammuthus primigenius | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
Mammuthus primigenius is a hyponym of
mammoth; that is, Mammuthus primigenius is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
mammoth:
- mammoth: any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks
- Mammuthus primigenius: very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the Northern Hemisphere
Other hyponyms of mammoth include
northern mammoth, woolly mammoth, columbian mammoth, Mammuthus columbi, Archidiskidon imperator, imperial elephant, imperial mammoth.
| mammoth (noun) | Mammuthus primigenius (noun) |
|---|---|
| any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks | very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the Northern Hemisphere |
| mammoth (adjective) | Mammuthus primigenius (adjective) |
|---|---|
| so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth |
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