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mammoth vs woolly mammoth

woolly mammoth vs mammoth

mammoth and woolly mammoth both are nouns.

mammoth is an adjective but woolly mammoth is not an adjective.

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

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