tusk
tusk
subs.
Use P. and V. ὀδούς, ὁ.
subs.
Use P. and V. ὀδούς, ὁ.
TUSK
*dens praedae capiendae excipiendae factus destinatus; or from the context simply dens.
*dens praedae capiendae excipiendae factus destinatus; or from the context simply dens.
tusk: dens, ntis, m.: boars have curved t.s an ell long, dentium flexus cubitales apris, Plin. 8, 52, 78: boars whet the points of their t.s on trees and stones, arbore et saxo exacuunt apri dentium sicas, id. 18, 1, 1: elephant's t.s, d. elephantorum, id. 8, 3, 4.
tusk
Tusk
- of Calydonian boar: half a fathom long, preserved in imperial gardens at Rome: Paus. 8.46.5
- tusks of elephants regarded by Pausanias as horns: Paus. 5.12.1-3