tusk
noun
1. a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
Similar word(s): ivory
Definition categories: substance, dentin, dentine
2. a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog
Definition categories: animal, tooth
Sentences with tusk as a noun:
- Until the CITES sales ban, elephant tusks were the 'backbone' of the legal ivory trade.