Vocabulary Entry

tusk

|noun • verb

noun

A long, protruding tooth, typically found in some mammals, such as elephants and walruses.

Example Sentences

"The elephant's tusks were massive and shone in the sunlight."

"Walruses use their tusks to help them haul out onto ice."

"Conservationists work to protect elephants from poachers who seek their ivory tusks."

verb

Example Sentences

"The male boar tusked at the intruder to defend his territory."

"She wasn't careful and got tusked by the frustrated animal."

"The zookeeper warned us that the wild boar may tusk if threatened."