Tusk — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈʌsk/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈʌsk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈʌsk/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈʌsk/.

Examples

the rhino horned the explorer
tusk an elephant

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

detusk horn ivory

Parts of Speech

noun	a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
noun	a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog
verb	stab or pierce with a horn or tusk “the rhino horned the explorer”
verb	remove the tusks of animals “tusk an elephant”

Word Forms

tusk	verb	remove the tusks of animals
tusked	adjective	having tusks
horn	noun	any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
tusk	noun	a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stoßzahn

ein hartes, glattes, elfenbeinfarbenes Dentin, aus dem die meisten Stoßzähne von Elefanten und Walrossen bestehen

🇫🇷French

défense

une dentine dure et lisse de couleur ivoire qui constitue la plupart des défenses des éléphants et des morses

🇪🇸Spanish

colmillo

una dentina dura y suave de color marfil que forma la mayoría de los colmillos de elefantes y morsas.

🇮🇹Italian

zanna

una dentina dura e liscia color avorio che costituisce la maggior parte delle zanne di elefanti e trichechi

🇳🇱Dutch

slagtand

een hard, glad ivoorkleurig dentine dat de meeste slagtanden van olifanten en walrussen vormt

🇵🇹Portuguese

presa

uma dentina dura e lisa de cor marfim que constitui a maior parte das presas de elefantes e morsas

🇷🇺Russian

бивень

твердый гладкий дентин цвета слоновой кости, из которого состоит большая часть бивней слонов и моржей.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दांत

एक कठोर चिकनी हाथीदांत रंग की डेंटाइन जो हाथियों और वालरस के अधिकांश दांतों को बनाती है

🇮🇳Tamil

தந்தம்

யானைகள் மற்றும் வால்ரஸின் பெரும்பாலான தந்தங்களை உருவாக்கும் கடினமான மென்மையான தந்தம் நிற டென்டைன்

🇮🇳Telugu

దంతము

ఏనుగులు మరియు వాల్‌రస్‌ల దంతాలలో చాలా వరకు ఉండే గట్టి మృదువైన దంతపు రంగు డెంటిన్

🇮🇳Marathi

दात

एक कडक गुळगुळीत हस्तिदंत रंगीत डेंटाइन जे हत्ती आणि वॉलरसचे बहुतेक दात बनवतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટસ્ક

સખત સરળ હાથીદાંત રંગીન ડેન્ટાઇન જે હાથી અને વોલરસના મોટાભાગના દાંડી બનાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಂತ

ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ನಯವಾದ ದಂತದ ಬಣ್ಣದ ದಂತದ್ರವ್ಯವು ಆನೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ವಾಲ್ರಸ್‌ಗಳ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ದಂತಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊമ്പ്

ആനകളുടെയും വാൽറസുകളുടെയും കൊമ്പുകളിൽ ഭൂരിഭാഗവും നിർമ്മിക്കുന്ന കട്ടിയുള്ള മിനുസമാർന്ന ആനക്കൊമ്പ് നിറമുള്ള ദന്തം

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹسک

ہاتھی دانت کا ایک سخت ہموار رنگ کا ڈینٹین جو ہاتھیوں اور والرس کے زیادہ تر دانتوں کو بناتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

獠牙

坚硬光滑的象牙色牙本质，构成大象和海象的大部分象牙

🇯🇵Japanese

牙

ゾウやセイウチの牙の大部分を構成する硬く滑らかな象牙質

🇰🇷Korean

엄니

코끼리와 해마의 상아 대부분을 구성하는 단단하고 매끄러운 아이보리색 상아질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

răng nanh

một lớp ngà cứng mịn màu ngà tạo nên phần lớn ngà của voi và hải mã

🇹🇭Thai

งาช้าง

เนื้อฟันสีงาช้างเรียบแข็งซึ่งประกอบขึ้นจากงาช้างและวอลรัสเป็นส่วนใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

gading

dentin keras dan halus berwarna gading yang membentuk sebagian besar gading gajah dan walrus

🇵🇭Filipino

pangil

isang matigas na makinis na dentine na kulay garing na bumubuo sa karamihan ng mga tusks ng mga elepante at walrus

🇲🇾Malay

gading

dentin berwarna gading licin keras yang membentuk kebanyakan gading gajah dan walrus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ناب

عاج عاجي صلب ناعم اللون يشكل معظم أنياب الفيلة والفظ

🇮🇷Persian

عاج

یک عاج صاف و سخت به رنگ عاج که بیشتر عاج های فیل ها و ماهی های دریایی را تشکیل می دهد.

🇹🇷Turkish

diş

fillerin ve morsların dişlerinin çoğunu oluşturan sert, pürüzsüz, fildişi renkli dentin

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִיב

דנטין קשיח בצבע שנהב וחלק המרכיב את רוב החטים של פילים וסוסים

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