tusker
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- noun
- /ˈtʌskər/
- And it also depends on the bloodline, because certain bloodlines, they call it the big tusker bloodline, they have massive tusks and their offspring will have massive tusks.
- a big tusker
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Watch on YouTubeAnd it also depends on the bloodline, because certain bloodlines, they call it the big tusker bloodline, they have massive tusks and their offspring will have massive tusks.
- And it also depends on the bloodline, because certain bloodlines, they call it the big tusker bloodline, they have massive tusks and their offspring will have massive tusks.
Examples
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We spotted a magnificent tusker with large tusks grazing peacefully in the grasslands.
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Conservation efforts are crucial for protecting tuskers from poaching and habitat loss.
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That was the biggest tusker in all of Africa.
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Walk right up to a big tusker before you'd ever see him.
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Well, I thought you'd have your big tusker by now.
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We just didn't see the big tusker.
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Mrs. Tusker was a very proper elephant and did not like being soaked.
Fiction book (1999) -
Ogilvy and Kivu convinced him that's the best place to find a big tusker.
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The main quarries for most tourists are leopards, elephants (particularly tuskers), and a dark brown sloth bear (not the upside down variety).
Academic text (2006) -
The wildlife documentary featured stunning footage of tuskers roaming their natural habitat.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tusker comes from the word tusk, meaning 'a long tooth', and the ending -er, meaning 'one who has', as in baker or runner. So a tusker is an animal that has big tusks, like an elephant or a wild boar.