tusk
noun
(in certain animals) a tooth developed to great length, usually one of a pair, as in the elephant, walrus, and wild boar, but singly in the narwhal.
tusks
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pluralof tusk.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In Africa, after poachers kill a protected animal for its tusks, or its organs, or its hide, wardens are often alerted to the illegal activity by the kettles of vultures circling overhead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
With their thick coats, curved tusks, and towering size, they grazed the vast steppes that stretched across the northern hemisphere.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2025
Items stolen from the Oakland museum included Native American baskets, jewelry, laptops, historic photographs and intricately carved ivory tusks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
And they have tiny, mostly useless little eyes, no ears, and a pair of huge incisors like a mastodon's tusks.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
Some of the men wore antlers on their hats, and some wore walrus tusks.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
