Tusk
01
牙, きば
each of the curved pointy teeth of some animals such as elephants, boars, etc., especially one that stands out from the closed mouth
例
The elephant displayed its majestic tusks, gleaming in the sunlight as it roamed the savanna.
象は、サバンナを歩き回りながら、太陽の光を浴びて輝く威厳ある牙を見せた。
The poacher crept through the underbrush, his eyes fixed greedily on the elephant 's prized tusks.
密猟者は茂みを這い進み、象の貴重な牙に貪欲に目を向けた。
02
the hard, smooth, ivory-colored dentine that forms the main substance of elephant and walrus tusks
例
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
例
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
例
The bull tusked its rival during the fight.
The walrus tusked the ice floe as it tried to climb out of the water.
