tusker
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tusker
Example Sentences
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"Just a tusker with a tusked friend," he captioned one clip posted on Instagram, which was later deleted from his account after a backlash from Kenyans in the comments.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025
After a large tusker was electrocuted by low-hanging power lines in December, the herd returned the following day to trample the crops where he’d been buried.
From Scientific American • Sep. 23, 2020
Satao II was believed to be around fifty years old; he was named after Kenya’s greatest tusker, Satao, who was killed by poachers in 2014.
From The New Yorker • May 2, 2017
It was certainly a giant tusker, but it was hard to tell if this was Satao, as the face was mutilated face and the tusks gone.
From The Guardian • Jun. 13, 2014
Soon "Moro's" deep voice told he had the tusker at bay, down in the defile, far below.
From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.
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