mastodonte
French edit
Etymology edit
Created in 1806 by Georges Cuvier from Ancient Greek μαστός (mastós, “breast”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”)
Noun edit
mastodonte m (plural mastodontes)
- mastodon (extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus Mammut)
- Hypernym: mammouth
- (figuratively) mammoth (something very large)
- Synonym: mammouth
Further reading edit
- “mastodonte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Noun edit
mastodonte m (plural mastodonti)
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From masto- + -odonte (from Ancient Greek ὀδών (odṓn)).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mastodonte m (plural mastodontes)
See also edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French mastodonte.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mastodonte m (plural mastodontes)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “mastodonte”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014