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Of or resembling a mastodon; (later) spec. of or relating to the former taxon Mastodontoidea, including many or all species of mastodon.
Characteristic of or resembling a mastodon; very large and bulky. Chiefly figurative.
Of or relating to a mastodon; resembling or characteristic of a mastodon. In early use also: †= mastozootic, adj. (obsolete). Also figurative.
Having teeth like a mastodon. Obsolete. rare.