Meaning tusk
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A large or overgrown tooth in a boar
Source: petmd.com

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Old English tusc, also transposed as tux, "long, pointed tooth protruding from the mouth of an animal," cognate with Old Frisian tusk, probably from Proto-Germanic *tunthsk- (source also of [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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very long tooth found in animals like elephants and walruses.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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Large protruding incisor tooth, such as is found on elephants and walruses, composed primarily of dentin. Tusks are used by humans to produce ivory.
Source: sciencemuseum.org.uk

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on of the tow very long teeth that stick out of the mouths of some animals such as elephants
Source: eenglish.in

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A large saltwater fish related to the cod. It has a firm, lean flesh. Also called "cusk."
Source: theodora.com

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(n) a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses(n) a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or ho [..]
Source: beedictionary.com

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A modified tooth to protrudes out of the mouth of some mammals. Type The animal group that the species belongs to Underfur The dense layer of fur that is closet to the body of the animal to keep it w [..]
Source: a-z-animals.com

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n. "tusk," s.v. tusk sb.\1 OED. KEY: tusk@n
Source: sites.fas.harvard.edu (offline)

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n 2 tuskes 2
Source: sites.fas.harvard.edu (offline)

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A bony extended tooth as in elephants.
Source: animalcorner.co.uk

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One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar. ''Until the CITES sales ban, elephant tusks were the 'backbone' of the le [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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