tusk in Malay
gading
/ˈtʌsk/
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tusk in Malay: gading, taring. In English, tusk means one of a pair of elongated pointed teeth (either cuspids or incisors) that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar, and which continue to grow throughout the animal's life.
Malay words for tusk
- pointed tooth
- gading, taring
English meaning of tusk
- noun One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth (either cuspids or incisors) that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar, and which continue to grow throughout the animal's life.
- noun A small projection on a (tusk) tenon.
- noun A tusk shell.
- noun A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets, called teeth.
tusk in a sentence
- Until the CITES sales ban, elephant tusks were the 'backbone' of the legal ivory trade.
Synonyms of tusk
tusk in other languages
Questions about tusk in Malay
- What is the meaning of tusk in Malay?
- Tusk in Malay is gading, taring.
- Apakah maksud tusk dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Tusk: gading, taring.
- What does tusk mean in English?
- Tusk means one of a pair of elongated pointed teeth (either cuspids or incisors) that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar, and which continue to grow throughout the animal's life.
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