tusk

A long, pointed, and often protruding tooth, typically found in elephants, walruses, and hogs, used for defense, digging, or as a source of ivory.

• 🇵🇹Dente longo e pontiagudo, frequentemente saliente, típico de animais como elefantes, morsas e javalis, usado para defesa, escavação ou como fonte de marfim.

1. Long pointed tooth B1 formal

   A long, pointed, often protruding tooth, especially in animals like elephants, walruses, or hogs, used for digging, fighting, or defense.

   • The elephant used its tusks to dig for water.
   • Walruses have long tusks that can grow over three feet.
   • The boar's tusks were sharp and dangerous.

   🇵🇹Presa

2. Ivory material B2 formal

   The hard, smooth, ivory-colored dentine that forms the main part of the tusks of elephants and walruses.

   • The carving was made from elephant tusk ivory.
   • Tusk ivory has been used for centuries in art and jewelry.
   • The trade of elephant tusks is heavily regulated.

   🇵🇹Marfim

   Sinônimos: ivory

• tusks plural form
• tusks' possessive plural form
• tusk's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to dig, turn up, or strike with a tusk, typically used in reference to animals such as elephants or walruses.

• 🇵🇹Verbo que significa cavar, revirar ou golpear com a presa, usado geralmente em relação a animais como elefantes ou morsas.

1. Stab or pierce with a tusk C2 formal

   To strike, stab, or pierce with a tusk or horn.

   • The elephant tusked the predator in self-defense.
   • The wild boar tusked the hunter's leg.
   • During the fight, the male walrus tusked its rival.

   🇵🇹Golpear ou perfurar com presa

   Sinônimos: gorehorn

2. Remove tusks C2 formal

   To extract or remove the tusks from an animal.

   • Poachers illegally tusk elephants for ivory.
   • The veterinarian tusked the injured walrus to save its life.
   • They tusked the boar after it was killed.

   🇵🇹Remover as presas

   Sinônimos: detusk

• tusked past participle
• tusked past simple
• tusking present participle
• tusks third person singular