Pleistocene Fauna

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a type of extinct elephant-like mammal that was very large in size

adjective very large, huge, or gigantic

  • The museum displayed a well-preserved mammoth skeleton found in Siberia.
  • Did you see that huge mammoth statue at the park?
  • That car is a mammoth, it takes up the whole parking space!
  • The project's success was a mammoth achievement for the team.

noun a large extinct bird of prey, similar to a vulture, that lived in the Pleistocene epoch

  • The teratorn was a large, extinct bird of prey that lived during the Pleistocene epoch.
  • Did you know that the teratorn had a wingspan of over 20 feet?
  • That teratorn was one big bird!
  • Her presence in the meeting was like a teratorn, commanding attention and respect.