"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 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: 45 47 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with 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: 63 11 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 63 13 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 9 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Amharic translations: 68 9 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 57 21 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 63 12 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 60 18 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 66 11 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 58 18 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 56 20 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 68 9 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 55 23 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 56 19 25 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: 45 47 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

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