"Mastodon" meaning in English

See Mastodon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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
    Sense id: en-Mastodon-en-name-lGPN2A-T Disambiguation of Mastodon: 43 49 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 17 27
  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

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

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Mastodon meaning in English (4.1kB)

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