woolly mammoth

noun

1. a shaggy-coated mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, that lived in cold regions across Eurasia and North America during the Ice Age, known from fossils, cave paintings, and well-preserved frozen carcasses.

Word History and Origins

Origin of woolly mammoth¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Steppe mammoths were an ancestor of the woolly mammoth, and this site is believed to date back to around 220,000 years ago.

From BBC

They have identified preclinical candidates in the genomes of contemporary humans, extinct Neanderthals and Denisovans, woolly mammoths, and hundreds of other organisms.

From Science Daily

The fate of the woolly rhino tracks with what previous research suggests befell woolly mammoths and other giant animals at the end of the last ice age.

From Science Magazine

When the biotechnology firm Colossal started in 2021, it set an eyebrow-raising goal: to genetically engineer elephants with hair and other traits found on extinct woolly mammoths.

From New York Times

The long-term predictable presence of woolly mammoths would have attracted humans to the area.

From Science Daily