What is the literal meaning of the word mammoth in Siberian languages?
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What is the literal meaning of the word mammoth in Siberian languages?
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The word mammoth comes from the Yakut (a language of eastern Siberia) word “mama” and means “earth”. Probably due to the notion that mammoths burrowed in the ground. Mammoths disappeared around 4,500 years ago. They are probably the first known species to become extinct as a direct consequence of human behavior.
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enormous, immense, huge, vast, gigantic, colossal, mammoth mean exceedingly large.