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woolly mammoth
noun
: a heavy-coated mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) formerly inhabiting the colder parts of the northern hemisphere
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And Europe would have been filled with ice age beasts that included woolly rhinoceros, as well as bison, Irish elk, and woolly mammoths.
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
But this makes little sense because dire wolves, like woolly mammoths, have been extinct for thousands of years and lived in an ice age ecosystem that no longer exists.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
Colossal had imbued the rodents with thicker, woolly coats, golden fur and other cold-climate adaptations, all of which are key characteristics of the woolly mammoth that went extinct around 4,000 years ago.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Colossal has announced plans to re-create a number of extinct animals, most prominently the humongous woolly mammoth.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
But this makes little sense because dire wolves, like woolly mammoths, have been extinct for thousands of years and lived in an ice age ecosystem that no longer exists.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
Colossal had imbued the rodents with thicker, woolly coats, golden fur and other cold-climate adaptations, all of which are key characteristics of the woolly mammoth that went extinct around 4,000 years ago.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Colossal has announced plans to re-create a number of extinct animals, most prominently the humongous woolly mammoth.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Woolly mammoth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woolly%20mammoth. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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