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tusks

noun as in teeth

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Beijing claims to oppose the illicit traffic in the tusks of elephants butchered by poachers.

Yet objects made from elephant tusks are still considered symbols of wealth and status.

I especially love the incorporation of the little elephant with his tusks duct-taped in the photograph.

The others are then either killed or set at liberty, according as they possess fine tusks or not.

You know they put rings on elephant's tusks as human beings put gold in their teeth.

"But my rings always make tusks more beautiful," was his retort.

And one of the elephants with two small tusks just coming out of his mouth stood out from the herd and trumpeted.

Kari gave a painful yell, and walking backwards drew his neck from the tusks of his opponent.

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tusks, such as: choppers, fangs, and tooth.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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