genus Mastodon

Thesaurus

Noun

1.genus Mastodon - extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodonsgenus Mammut, Mammutmammal genus - a genus of mammalsfamily Mammutidae, family Mastodontidae, Mammutidae - extinct family: mastodonsmastodon, mastodont - extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teethAmerican mastodon, American mastodont, Mammut americanum - mastodon of North America; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon