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verbdetusk (third-person singular simple present detusks, present participle detusking, simple past and past participle detusked)
present singular third person detusks · participle present detusking · participle past detusked · past detusked
- transitiveTo remove the tusks from (an elephant, a boar, etc.).
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APA
detusk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detusk
MLA
“detusk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detusk. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detusk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detusk.
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