"tusks" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 獠牙
• 象牙（指大象等）

Definition

一些動物（如大象、海象）口中突出的又長又彎的牙齒，用來挖掘、戰鬥或展現威嚴。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

只用於描述大型動物（如大象、野豬、海象）的長牙，不能用於人或小動物。通常用複數形式。象牙也指材料本身。

Examples

Elephants have long tusks to help them dig for water.

大象有長長的**獠牙**來幫助牠們挖水。

Walruses use their tusks to climb out of the water onto ice.

海象用**獠牙**爬上冰層。

A wild boar's tusks can be very sharp.

野豬的**獠牙**很鋒利。

Some elephants are hunted for their tusks, which are made of ivory.

有些大象因為牠們的**象牙**（**獠牙**）被獵殺，象牙常被用來製作工藝品。

Did you know that narwhals have a single tusk growing from their head?

你知道獨角鯨的頭上會長出一根**獠牙**嗎？

The museum has a display of ancient mammoth tusks.

博物館裡展出了古代猛獁象的**獠牙**。