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    tusk
    /tʌsk/

    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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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTUSK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    A tusk is one of the two long, pointed teeth of some animals, such as elephants and walruses. Learn how to use the word tusk in sentences, see its pronunciation and find out how to say it in different languages.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tuskTusk Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of tusk as a noun and a verb, with examples of usage and word history. A tusk is a long tooth that projects from the mouth of an animal, such as an elephant or a walrus.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › tuskTUSK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Tusk definition: (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.. See examples of TUSK used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTUSK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 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.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTUSK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of tusk, a noun for the long, pointed teeth of some animals, such as elephants and walruses. See how to use tusk in sentences and find translations in different languages.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TuskTusk - Wikipedia

    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.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tuskTusk - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.