tusk in Tagalog
salimao
/ˈtʌsk/
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Northern England/ˈtʊsk/
tusk in Tagalog: salimao, pangil. 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.
Tagalog words for tusk
- pointed tooth
- salimao, pangil
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.
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Questions about tusk in Tagalog
- What is the meaning of tusk in Tagalog?
- Tusk in Tagalog is salimao, pangil.
- Ano ang tusk sa Tagalog?
- Tusk: salimao, pangil.
- 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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