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What does Mammoth Cave have to do with mammoths?

The longest cave in the world is located in the USA and is called Mammoth, although no remains of mammoths have been found there. The fact is that the word "mammoth", which entered from the Russian language into English, has the meaning not only of mammoth itself, but also of "huge". Due to the gigantic size of the cave and its separate halls, it received the name "Mammoth cave", which was erroneously translated as "Mammoth".

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