mastodonte

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαστός (mastós, “breast”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”)

Noun

mastodonte m (plural mastodontes)

mastodon

Further reading

“mastodonte” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

mastodonte m (plural mastodonti)

mastodon
(by extension) a large, clumsy person

Portuguese

Etymology

From masto- + -odonte (from Ancient Greek ὀδών (odṓn)).

Noun

mastodonte m (plural mastodontes)

mastodon (extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus Mammut)

See also

mamute

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French mastodonte

Noun

mastodonte m (plural mastodontes)

mastodon

See also

mamut

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