tusk
US /tʌsk/
UK /tʌsk/
1.
colmillo, marfil
a long, pointed tooth, usually one of a pair, projecting outside the mouth of an animal such as an elephant, walrus, or wild boar
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The elephant's magnificent tusks were a sight to behold.
Los magníficos colmillos del elefante eran un espectáculo digno de ver.
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Walruses use their long tusks to pull themselves onto ice.
Las morsas usan sus largos colmillos para subirse al hielo.
1.
cornear, herir con colmillo
to gore or wound with a tusk
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The wild boar might tusk anyone who approaches its young.
El jabalí podría cornear a cualquiera que se acerque a sus crías.
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The enraged elephant began to tusk the fallen tree.
El elefante enfurecido comenzó a cornear el árbol caído.