Tusk
01
엄니, 상아
each of the curved pointy teeth of some animals such as elephants, boars, etc., especially one that stands out from the closed mouth
예시들
The elephant displayed its majestic tusks, gleaming in the sunlight as it roamed the savanna.
코끼리는 사바나를 돌아다니며 햇빛에 반짝이는 위엄 있는 엄니를 보여주었다.
The poacher crept through the underbrush, his eyes fixed greedily on the elephant 's prized tusks.
밀렵꾼은 덤불 속으로 기어들어가며, 욕심에 찬 눈으로 코끼리의 귀중한 엄니를 바라보았다.
02
the hard, smooth, ivory-colored dentine that forms the main substance of elephant and walrus tusks
예시들
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
예시들
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
예시들
The bull tusked its rival during the fight.
The walrus tusked the ice floe as it tried to climb out of the water.
