Note 281 — Chapter IX · THE ORDER UNGULATA (continued 4)
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The word Mammoth was introduced into the languages of Western Europe about two centuries ago from the Russian, and is thought by Pallas and Nordenskiöld to be of Tartar origin, but others, as Witzen, Strahlenburg, and Howorth, have endeavored to prove that it is a corruption of the Arabic word Behemoth, or great beast.