tusk

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK/tสŒsk/๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US
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Definitions

n.

A long, pointed tooth projecting from the mouth of animals such as elephants, walruses, or wild boars

้•ฟ็‰™๏ผŒ็ ็‰™

v.

To dig up or gore with tusks

็”จ้•ฟ็‰™ๆŽ˜ๅœฐ๏ผ›็”จ้•ฟ็‰™ๅˆบๆˆณ

๐Ÿงฉ Root Breakdown

Native English
tuskother
=tusk

Common Collocations

  • 1.ivory tusk่ฑก็‰™
  • 2.elephant tuskๅคง่ฑก็š„็ ็‰™
  • 3.tusk trade่ฑก็‰™่ดธๆ˜“
  • 4.[tusk poaching]่ฑก็‰™ๅท็ŒŽ

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The elephant's long ivory tusks gleamed in the afternoon sunlight.

  • 2.

    Poachers illegally hunt elephants for their valuable tusks.

  • 3.

    The walrus uses its tusks to haul itself out of the water onto the ice.

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