"Mastodon" meaning in All languages combined

See Mastodon on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈmæstədɑn/ [General-American], /ˈmæstədən/ [General-American], /ˈmæs.tə.dɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: See mastodon. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mastodon
  1. (social media) A decentralized microblogging platform, part of the Fediverse. Categories (topical): Social media, Mastodon Translations (Online platform): ማስቶዶን (mastodon) (Amharic), ماستودون (māstūdūn) (Arabic), Mastodon (Dutch), Mastodon (French), Mastodon [neuter] (German), Mastodon (Greek), מסטודון (Hebrew), マストドン (Masutodon) (Japanese), 마스토돈 (Maseutodon) (Korean), มาสโตดอน (Thai)
    Sense id: en-Mastodon-en-name-lGPN2A-T Disambiguation of Mastodon: 43 49 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Terms with Amharic translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 16 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 12 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 63 14 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Amharic translations: 63 11 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 52 24 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 58 15 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 53 23 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 60 14 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 52 22 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 51 23 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 63 11 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 50 26 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 50 22 27 Disambiguation of 'Online platform': 82 18
  2. (music) An American heavy metal band. Categories (topical): Music, Mastodon, Rail transportation Derived forms: Mastodonian Related terms: toot
    Sense id: en-Mastodon-en-name-ktbWTuaT Disambiguation of Mastodon: 43 49 8 Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 24 48 28 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmæstədɑn/ [General-American], /ˈmæstədən/ [General-American], /ˈmæs.tə.dɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: Mastodons [plural]
Etymology: See mastodon. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mastodon (plural Mastodons)
  1. A nickname for both the 4-8-0 and (though incorrectly) the 4-10-0 train configurations.
    Sense id: en-Mastodon-en-noun-IP7Yg24b

Proper name [French]

IPA: /mastɔdɔn/
Head templates: {{fr-proper noun}} Mastodon ?
  1. (social media) Mastodon Categories (topical): Mastodon Synonyms: Masto [clipping]
    Sense id: en-Mastodon-fr-name-pTvbu0Pw Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈmastodɔn/ Audio: De-Mastodon.ogg
Head templates: {{de-noun|n,s,Mastodonten}} Mastodon n (strong, genitive Mastodons, plural Mastodonten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,s,Mastodonten}} Forms: Mastodons [genitive], Mastodonten [plural], strong [table-tags], Mastodon [nominative, singular], Mastodonten [definite, nominative, plural], Mastodons [genitive, singular], Mastodonten [definite, genitive, plural], Mastodon [dative, singular], Mastodonten [dative, definite, plural], Mastodon [accusative, singular], Mastodonten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. mastodon (Mammut) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Mastodon-de-noun-fffF-AgT Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries

Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: Coined by French naturalist Georges Cuvier, from masto- (“breast”) + -odon, due to the mammilloid (nipple-like) projections on the crowns of the extinct mammal's molars. Etymology templates: {{af|mul|masto-|-odon|t1=breast}} masto- (“breast”) + -odon Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=m|g2=|head=Mastodon|nogendercat=1}} Mastodon m
  1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Mammutidae – mastodon, a type of mammoth; replaced by Mammut. Wikipedia link: Georges Cuvier Tags: archaic, masculine

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