tuskernoun [ C ]
/ˈtʌsk.ər//ˈtʌsk.ɚ/a male elephant or wild boar with large tusks (= long pointed teeth):
This is where Kenya's giant tuskers wander freely against the stunning backdrop of Kilimanjaro.
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- By climbing trees they had had a fairly good view of the herd, which they described as numbering several large tuskers and a great many cows and calves.
- Once the poachers have killed off the big male tuskers, they turn to the younger males for ivory.
- If I came across a sleeping male tusker boar in the wild, I would definitely leave him sleeping.
- Join the elephant herd, and see Botswana's Okavango Delta from the back of a five-ton, 10ft-tall African tusker.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Wild mammals
- aardvark
- anteater
- armadillo
- bandicoot
- big beast
- fruit bat
- giant panda
- giraffe
- grizzly bear
- hedgehog
- pachyderm
- panda
- platypus
- polar bear
- polecat
- stoat
- tapir
- vampire bat
- wallaby
- weasel
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