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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
/ ³Ùʲõ°ì /
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 calledtusk 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
/ ³ÙŲõ°ì /
- 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.
Derived Forms
- tusked, adjective
- ˳ٳܲõ°ì˱ôŸ±°ì±ð, adjective
Other yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ù³Ü²õ°ìîl±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ³Ù³Ü²õ°ìîlŸ±°ì±ðî adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·³Ù³Ü²õ°ì±ð»åî adjective
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tusk1
Example Sentences
They include figurines, tusks, sculptures of Benin's rulers, and an ivory mask.
Poaching animals, collecting their skins, horns, tusks, or other body parts, and selling them is a serious threat to many endangered animals, and even some kinds of plants.
In 2020, a group of explorers looking for mammoth tusks in eastern Siberia made a surprising discovery â 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.
Mammoth teeth and tusks are among the items discovered on a new dig at a site that inspired a Sir David Attenborough documentary.
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