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megamammal

megamammal noun: a very large mammal, especially an extinct one.

Noun

megamammal (plural megamammals)

  1. A very large mammal, especially an extinct one.
    • In previous ice ages these factors triggered mass migrations of mega-mammals into Europe.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 228

Forms of megamammal

pluralmegamammals

Origin of megamammal

From mega- + mammal.

Questions about megamammal

What does megamammal mean?
Megamammal means a very large mammal, especially an extinct one.
What part of speech is megamammal?
Megamammal is a noun.
What is the plural of megamammal?
The plural of megamammal is megamammals.

Words near megamammal in the dictionary

  1. Megam
  2. megamachine
  3. megamachines
  4. megamall
  5. megamalls
  6. megamammal
  7. megamammals
  8. megaman
  9. megamansion
  10. megamansions
  11. megamarathon

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