Tusk
01
bete, stöttand
each of the curved pointy teeth of some animals such as elephants, boars, etc., especially one that stands out from the closed mouth
Exempel
The walrus used its long tusks to pry open shellfish, revealing the succulent meat inside.
Valrossen använde sina långa betar för att bryta upp skaldjur och avslöjade det saftiga köttet inuti.
02
the hard, smooth, ivory-colored dentine that forms the main substance of elephant and walrus tusks
Exempel
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
Exempel
Poachers illegally tusked elephants for ivory.
02
to stab, gore, or pierce with a tusk or horn
Exempel
The animal tusked the attacker with great force.
