No. 3,940 in German
tusk
The German word "tusk" does not exist; it may be a misunderstanding or a misspelling. Did you mean "Stoßzahn"? If so, it means "tusk" in English, referring to a large, elongated tooth.
In a sentence
Die Stoßzähne des Elefanten sind beeindruckend.
The elephant's tusks are impressive.
'tusk' in this sentence is translated as 'Stoßzähne', referring to the anatomical feature of elephants.
Künstler können aus Elfenbein, das von Stoßzähnen stammt, wunderschöne Kunstwerke schaffen.
Artists can create beautiful artworks from ivory derived from tusks.
Here, 'Stoßzähne' (tusks) are mentioned as the source of ivory used in artistic expression.
Im Museum sahen wir eine historische Darstellung eines Mammuts mit großen Stoßzähnen.
In the museum, we saw a historical depiction of a mammoth with large tusks.
In this case, 'Stoßzähne' refers to the mammoth's prominent tusks as an anatomical characteristic.
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