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tusk
[tuhsk]
noun
(in certain animals) a tooth developed to great length, usually one of a pair, as in the elephant, walrus, and wild boar, but singly in the narwhal.
a long, pointed, or protruding tooth.
a projection resembling the tusk of an animal.
Also called gain.Carpentry.a diagonally cut shoulder at the end of a timber for strengthening a tenon.
verb (used with object)
to dig up or tear off with the tusks.
to gore with a tusk.
verb (used without object)
to dig up or thrust at the ground with the tusks.
tusk
/ ʌ /
noun
a pointed elongated usually paired tooth in the elephant, walrus, and certain other mammals that is often used for fighting
the canine tooth of certain animals, esp horses
a sharp pointed projection
Also called: tusk tenon.building trades a tenon shaped with an additional oblique shoulder to make a stronger joint
verb
to stab, tear, or gore with the tusks
tusk
A long, pointed tooth, usually one of a pair, projecting from the mouth of certain animals, such as elephants, walruses, and wild pigs. Tusks are used for procuring food and as weapons.
Other 51Թ Forms
- tuskless adjective
- tusklike adjective
- untusked adjective
- tusked adjective
- ˈٳܲˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tusk1
Example Sentences
And they have tiny, mostly useless little eyes, no ears, and a pair of huge incisors like a mastodon's tusks.
They include figurines, tusks, sculptures of Benin's rulers, and an ivory mask.
They might paint an elephant tusk black, or try to make pangolin scales look like candy or chocolate.
In 2020, a group of explorers looking for mammoth tusks in eastern Siberia made a surprising discovery – the mummy of a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten.
African elephants face threats from poachers, with thousands of them illegally killed each year for their tusks.
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