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01
āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤, āĻšāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤
each of the curved pointy teeth of some animals such as elephants, boars, etc., especially one that stands out from the closed mouth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The poacher crept through the underbrush, his eyes fixed greedily on the elephant 's prized tusks.
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02
the hard, smooth, ivory-colored dentine that forms the main substance of elephant and walrus tusks
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The walrus 's tusk consists mostly of dentine.
to tusk
01
to remove the tusks from an animal, typically for management, trade, or poaching
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Farmers tusk boars to reduce danger to other animals.
02
to stab, gore, or pierce with a tusk or horn
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The walrus tusked the ice floe as it tried to climb out of the water.
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