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Mastodon Trap Crossword Clue

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noun

• a natural accumulation of bitumens at the surface of the earth; often acts as a trap for animals whose bones are thus preserved

35%5Mastodon features
noun

• a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

• a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog

verb

• stab or pierce with a horn or tusk

• remove the tusks of animals

32%6 Coined the term 'mastodon'
noun

• French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832)

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