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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At great peril they sometimes hunt the mammoth for its meat and its large bones and tusks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The researchers discerned patterns of meaning in lines, notches, dots, and crosses on objects like mammoth tusks as old as 45,000 years in caves in Germany.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
The prehistoric species also had a straighter snout and smaller tusks.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 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
“Businessss,” hissed a large Mask with warthog tusks protruding from his mouth.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
