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单词 mastodontoid
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mastodontoidadj.

Brit. /ˌmastəˈdɒntɔɪd/, U.S. /ˌmæstəˈdɑnˌtɔɪd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mastodont n., -oid suffix.
Etymology: < mastodont n. + -oid suffix. In later use after scientific Latin Mastodontoidea (H. F. Osborn, 1921).
Palaeontology. Now disused.
Of or resembling a mastodon; (later) spec. of or relating to the former taxon Mastodontoidea, including many or all species of mastodon.
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mastodontoid1842
mastodonic1853
mastodontic1855
mastodont1890
1842 R. Owen in Ann. Nat. Hist. 11 12 The..collector and transmitter of the Mastodontoid fossils.
1844 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1841–3 2 264 (title) On three papers relative to the mastodontoid animals in the collections of Mr. Koch.
1926 Amer. Mus. Novitates No. 238. (title) Additional new genera and species of the mastodontoid Proboscidea.
1937 Q. Biol. Rev. 12 212/2 In this correlation the intensive study of the grinding teeth in the mastodontoid and elephantoid divisions plays a leading part.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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