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noun
- 1. a long pointed tooth, especially one which protrudes from the closed mouth, as in the elephant, walrus, or wild boar.
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TUSK definition: 1. either of the two long, pointed teeth of some animals such as elephants 2. either of the two…. Learn more.
The meaning of TUSK is an elongated greatly enlarged tooth (as of an elephant or walrus) that projects when the mouth is closed and serves especially for digging food or as a weapon; broadly : a long protruding tooth.
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.
A tusk is the long, pointed tooth seen on some animals, such as elephants, walruses, or hogs. Animals that have tusks can use them for protection against predators.
1. a pointed elongated usually paired tooth in the elephant, walrus, and certain other mammals that is often used for fighting. 2. the canine tooth of certain animals, esp horses. 3. a sharp pointed projection. 4. Also called: tusk tenon building. a tenon shaped with an additional oblique shoulder to make a stronger joint. verb. 5.
Tusks are elongated, continuously growing front teeth that protrude well beyond the mouth of certain mammal species. They are most commonly canine teeth, as with narwhals, chevrotains, musk deer, water deer, muntjac, pigs, peccaries, hippopotamuses and walruses, or, in the case of elephants, elongated incisors.
TUSK meaning: 1. either of the two long, pointed teeth of some animals such as elephants 2. either of the two…. Learn more.
1. An elongated pointed tooth, usually one of a pair, extending outside of the mouth in certain animals such as the walrus, elephant, or wild boar. 2. A long projecting tooth or toothlike part. tr. & intr.v. tusked, tusk·ing, tusks. To gore or dig with the tusks or a tusk.
Definition of tusk noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
tusk definition: one of the two long, pointed teeth that come out of the mouth of some animals. Learn more.
