tusk

Noun
  1. A hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses (synset 114781726)
    is a type of: dentin, dentine - a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth
    substance meronym: tusk - a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog
    same as: ivory
  2. A long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging;
    Especially in an elephant or walrus or hog (synset 101468354)
    is a type of: tooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
    is a part of:
    • tusker - any mammal with prominent tusks (especially an elephant or wild boar)
    • boar, sus scrofa, wild boar - Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
    • elephant - five-toed pachyderm
    substance holonym: ivory, tusk - a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
Verb
  1. Stab or pierce with a horn or tusk (synset 201447646)
    "the rhino horned the explorer"
    is a type of: pierce, thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
    same as: horn
  2. Remove the tusks of animals (synset 200198588)
    "tusk an elephant"
    is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
    same as: detusk

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