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Meaning of Tusk | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈtʌsk

Definitions

One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar, and which continue to grow throughout the animal's life.
A fish, the torsk (Brosme brosme).
A male surname from Kashubian
A small projection on a (tusk) tenon.
A tusk shell.
A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets, called teeth.
A sharp point.
The share of a plough.

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العربية الناب سن ناب

Azərbaycanca xillə

བོད་སྐད མཆེ་བ

Bosanski kljova preša кљова

Català ullal

Čeština kel

Cymraeg ysgithr

Dansk stødtand

Deutsch Hauer Stoßzahn Zahn

Ελληνικά δόντι χαυλιόδοντας

Esperanto dentego pikdento tusko

Español colmillo

Suomi syöksyhammas

Français dague défense

Gaeilge starrfhiacail

Galego cabeiro cairo queiro

हिन्दी खाँग गजदंत दाढ़ दाँत

Hrvatski kljova preša кљова

Magyar agyar

Հայերեն ժանիք

Bahasa Indonesia cula danta

Italiano zanna

日本語牙象牙

ខ្មែរ ខ្នាយ ទន្ត ទាឋា ភ្លុក

한국어 송곳니 엄니

Kurdî bête kel kel pembe

ລາວ ງາ

Македонски бивна

മലയാളം കൊമ്പ് തേറ്റ

Монгол соёо

Bahasa Melayu gading taring

မြန်မာဘာသာ စွယ် ဆင်စွယ်

Nederlands slagtand stoottand

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਡੰਦ

Polski brosma cios kieł

Português presa

Română colț fildeș

Русский бивень клык

Slovenčina kel

Српски kljova preša кљова

Svenska bete

Kiswahili pembe

தமிழ் கொம்பு தந்தம்

తెలుగు దంతము

ไทย งา ทนต์

Tagalog pangil salimao

Українська вістря

Tiếng Việt ngã

Yorùbá eyín erin

Examples

“Until the CITES sales ban, elephant tusks were the 'backbone' of the legal ivory trade.”

CEFR level

Mastery
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