tusk

Meaning

tusk means one of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

• Until the CITES sales ban, elephant tusks were the 'backbone' of the legal ivory trade.
• The article uses tusk to mean one of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an....