tusker
noun [ C ] uk/ˈtʌsk.ər/ us/ˈtʌsk.ɚ/
(象、野猪等)有长牙的动物,巨齿动物
a male elephant or wild boar with large tusks (= long pointed teeth)
This is where Kenya's giant tuskers wander freely against the stunning backdrop of Kilimanjaro. 在乞力马扎罗山的壮丽背景下,肯尼亚的巨齿动物就自由自在地游走。
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- By climbing trees they had had a fairly good view of the herd, which they described as numbering several large tuskers and a great many cows and calves.
- Once the poachers have killed off the big male tuskers, they turn to the younger males for ivory.
- If I came across a sleeping male tusker boar in the wild, I would definitely leave him sleeping.
- Join the elephant herd, and see Botswana's Okavango Delta from the back of a five-ton, 10ft-tall African tusker.