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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Mam·moth n.  Zool. An extinct, hairy, maned elephant (Mammuthus primigenius formerly Elephas primigenius), of enormous size, remains of which are found in the northern parts of both continents.  The last of the race, in Europe, were coeval with prehistoric man.
 Note:Several specimens have been found in Siberia preserved entire, with the flesh and hair remaining.  They were imbedded in the ice cliffs at a remote period, and became exposed by the melting of the ice.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Mammuthus primigenius
      n : very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the northern
          hemisphere [syn: woolly mammoth, northern mammoth]