tusk


Definition: Meaning of, tusk in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / tʌsk /

  • noun
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tusk tusks
[countable]
  1. one of a pair of very long pointed teeth, that stick out of the mouth of animals such as ELEPHANT s
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tusk used in phrases

  • elephant-tusk (noun)
    1. annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak
  • tusk shell (noun)
    1. any of various seashore mollusks having a tapering tubular shell open at each end and a foot pointed like a spade for burrowing
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