A long pointed tooth; esp. a tooth specially developed so as to project beyond the mouth, as in the elephant, wild boar, and various other animals.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [noun] > mouth > tooth or tusk (19) tuska900 A long pointed tooth; esp. a tooth specially developed so as to project beyond the mouth, as in the elephant, wild boar, and various other animals. tusclec1000 = tusk, n.1 1. broach1607 A tusk or canine tooth (obsolete). crotchet1678 A natural hook-like organ or process: spec. †(a) ‘the tushe, tuske, or fang of a beast’ (Cotgrave); (b) one of the minute hooks or claws on the… fang1700 A canine tooth; a tusk. In pl. applied gen. to the teeth of dogs, wolves, or other animals remarkable for strength of jaw. ivory1894 A tusk of an elephant, etc. Subcategories:— fossil tooth (2) — fangs (1) — tooth shaped like saw (1) — having tritubercular teeth (2) — molarization (2) — condition of having high crowns and short roots (1) — ivory (1) — cingulum (1) — surface formed (1) — animal with one set of teeth (1) |
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