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Detusk

verb/dɪtˈʌsk/

Definition

remove the tusks of animals

tusk an elephant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪtˈʌsk/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪtˈʌsk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪtˈʌsk/

2 syllables Say it as /dɪtˈʌsk/.

Examples

tusk an elephant

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tusk

Parts of Speech

verb	remove the tusks of animals “tusk an elephant”

Word Forms

tusk	noun	a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
tusk	noun	a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

détusque

enlever les défenses des animaux

🇮🇹Italian

dezancare

rimuovere le zanne degli animali

🇳🇱Dutch

slagtand

verwijder de slagtanden van dieren

🇵🇹Portuguese

despresa

remova as presas dos animais

🇷🇺Russian

удалять клыки

удалить бивни животных

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डिटस्क

जानवरों के दाँत हटाओ

🇮🇳Telugu

డెటస్క్

జంతువుల దంతాలను తొలగించండి

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡೆಟಸ್ಕ್

ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ದಂತಗಳನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಿ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

去牙

去除动物的象牙

🇯🇵Japanese

牙を剥く

動物の牙を取り除く

🇰🇷Korean

엄니 제거

동물의 엄니를 제거하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chiếc ngà voi

loại bỏ ngà của động vật

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

روکش

عاج حیوانات را بردارید

🇹🇷Turkish

dişlerini çıkarmak

hayvanların dişlerini çıkarın

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