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tusker

American  
[tuhs-ker] / ˈtʌs kər /

noun

  1. an animal with tusks, as an elephant or a wild boar.

tusker British  
/ ˈtʌskə /

noun

  1. any animal with prominent tusks, esp a wild boar or elephant

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Etymology

Origin of tusker

First recorded in 1855–60; tusk + -er 1

Example Sentences

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He's one of the few Big Tuskers that we call a Super Tusker.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2023

Great International Tusker Fund and Ayushmat Ltd. also did not respond to requests for comment.

From Reuters • Feb. 10, 2023

A matriach has rested 🐘 We are saddened by the death of Dida who was possibly Africa’s largest female Tusker and a Matriarch residing in @KWSTsavoEast National Park.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2022

Tusker and Sam’s trip doesn’t always go according to plan, but nearly every development in this lightly plotted story feels right.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2021

Tusker and some of the big father-elephants went about, with their trunks high in the air, sniffing, sniffing and sniffing for any smell of danger.

From Umboo, the Elephant by Garis, Howard Roger

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