mastodon

/ˈmæstədɑn/
noun
  1. A large extinct elephant-like mammal that lived during the Ice Age, with long curved tusks.
    • Scientists found a mastodon tooth in the riverbed.
    • The museum has a full skeleton of a mastodon on display.
    • Mastodons roamed North America thousands of years ago.
  2. Something that is very large, old, or outdated.
    • The company was a mastodon of the industry, but it failed to adapt.
    • His car is a mastodon from the 1970s.
    • That old computer is a mastodon compared to modern laptops.
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