How to Say "Woolly Mammoth" in Spanish

mamut lanudo

/maˌmut laˈnudo/masculine

The English phrase "woolly mammoth" is translated into Spanish as mamut lanudo.

The term refers to the extinct prehistoric mammal *Mammuthus primigenius*.

Meaning: Mammuthus primigenius (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of mamut (mammoth) and lanudo (woolly/hairy).

In Spain, Mamut lanar is often used to refer to the woolly mammoth.

To make the phrase plural, both the noun and the adjective must take the plural suffix -s, resulting in mamuts lanudos.

/maˌmut laˈnudo/

The term mamut is a linguistic traveler that arrived in Spanish from French, which had previously borrowed it from the Russian word ма́монт.
The word lana, which forms the root of lanudo, is used as a common slang term for 'money' in Mexico.
In Spanish, the adjective lanudo can be used to describe things that are not animals at all, such as certain types of clouds or fungi.

Investigadores descubrieron los restos fosilizados de un mamut lanudo excepcionalmente bien conservado.
Researchers discovered the well-preserved fossilized remains of a woolly mammoth.
El mamut lanudo vivió en la Edad de Hielo.
The woolly mammoth lived in the Ice Age.
He visto un juguete de un mamut lanudo.
I have seen a woolly mammoth toy.
Los fósiles del mamut lanudo son impresionantes.
The fossils of the woolly mammoth are impressive.

Lucía and Javier are at a natural history museum.

Lucía

Mira este esqueleto de mamut lanudo.
Look at this woolly mammoth skeleton.
Javier

Es impresionante el tamaño del animal.
The size of the animal is impressive.
Lucía

El mamut lanudo se extinguió hace tiempo.
The woolly mammoth went extinct a long time ago.
Javier

Sí, pero sus restos están muy bien conservados.
Yes, but its remains are very well preserved.

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