Plural of tusk
regular plural
The plural of tusk is tusks.
Forms of tusk
| Singular | tusk /ˈtʌsk/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | tusks |
| Countable | countable |
Tusks in a sentence
- Until the CITES sales ban, elephant tusks were the 'backbone' of the legal ivory trade.
- As poachers target elephants with large tusks, the species may be slowly evolving towards tusklessness.From the entry tusklessness
- Only the male Indian elephant bears tusks.From the entry bear
- With his grand odobene mustache, he had everything but the tusks.2011 April 1, John McPhee, The Ransom of Russian Art, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 8. From the entry odobene
- "Who wants to know?" The Critic grinned at her, baring frighteningly long tusks: "I am Sister Seventh.2004, Charles Stross, Singularity Sky - Page 314. From the entry warfully
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.
Questions about the plural of tusk
- What is the plural of tusk?
- The plural of tusk is tusks.
- Is tusk countable?
- Tusk is a countable noun.
Source and license
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