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Tusk
01
Stoßzahn, Hauer
each of the curved pointy teeth of some animals such as elephants, boars, etc., especially one that stands out from the closed mouth
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The walrus used its long tusks to pry open shellfish, revealing the succulent meat inside.
Das Walross benutzte seine langen Stoßzähne, um Muscheln zu öffnen und das saftige Fleisch im Inneren freizulegen.
02
the hard, smooth, ivory-colored dentine that forms the main substance of elephant and walrus tusks
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Elephant tusks are made of a dense, smooth material.
to tusk
01
to remove the tusks from an animal, typically for management, trade, or poaching
Beispiele
Poachers illegally tusked elephants for ivory.
02
to stab, gore, or pierce with a tusk or horn
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The animal tusked the attacker with great force.
