| 单词 | imperial mammoth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasimperial mammoth imperial mammoth n. [after scientific Latin Elephas imperator (J. Leidy 1858, in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 10), former specific name] a large Pleistocene elephant of North America, formerly known as Elephas imperator and now believed to be conspecific with the Columbian mammoth, Mammuthus columbi. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [noun] > extinct types > other types or members of Tetracaulodon1833 dinothere1841 stegodon1857 Moeritherium1901 imperial mammoth1903 Tetrabelodon1904 imperial elephant1906 1903 Amer. Museum Jrnl. 3 26 A superb specimen of the tusks and palate of what may be known as the ‘Imperial Mammoth’, described in 1858 by Joseph Leidy as Elephas imperator. 1966 Science 30 Dec. 1635 Beds containing bones of a single subadult, probably female, Imperial Mammoth. 2003 Canad. Geographic Trav. & Adventure Spring–Summer 30/1 The subtropical climate nurtured giant land animals, such as the brontothere, and later, the imperial mammoth and giant sloth. < as lemmas |
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