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mammoth vs northern mammoth

northern mammoth vs mammoth

mammoth and northern mammoth both are nouns.

mammoth is an adjective but northern mammoth is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mammoth Yes Yes No No
northern mammoth Yes No No No
As nouns, northern mammoth is a hyponym of mammoth; that is, northern mammoth 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
  • northern mammoth: very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the Northern Hemisphere
mammoth (noun) northern mammoth (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) northern mammoth (adjective)
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
Difference between mammoth and northern mammoth

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