Tusk
01
ناب, أنياب
each of the curved pointy teeth of some animals such as elephants, boars, etc., especially one that stands out from the closed mouth
أمثلة
The elephant displayed its majestic tusks, gleaming in the sunlight as it roamed the savanna.
عرض الفيل أنيابه المهيبة، متلألئة في ضوء الشمس بينما كان يتجول في السافانا.
The poacher crept through the underbrush, his eyes fixed greedily on the elephant 's prized tusks.
تسلل الصياد غير المشروع عبر الأدغال، وعيناه مثبتتان بجشع على أنياب الفيل الثمينة.
02
the hard, smooth, ivory-colored dentine that forms the main substance of elephant and walrus tusks
أمثلة
Ivory is harvested from elephant tusks.
The walrus 's tusk consists mostly of dentine.
to tusk
01
to remove the tusks from an animal, typically for management, trade, or poaching
أمثلة
Wildlife authorities tusked the elephants to prevent poaching.
Farmers tusk boars to reduce danger to other animals.
02
to stab, gore, or pierce with a tusk or horn
أمثلة
The bull tusked its rival during the fight.
The walrus tusked the ice floe as it tried to climb out of the water.
