olifantstand

Definitions of olifantstand
  1. noun
    a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog
    synonyms: slagtand, stoottand
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    type of:
    tand
    hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
  2. noun
    a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
    synonyms: elpenbeen, ivoor, slagtand, stoottand
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    type of:
    dentine, tandbeen
    a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth
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