tuskless

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adjective

Lacking tusks.

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English tusk →
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Meanings

adjectivetuskless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLacking tusks.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*tunþskaz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*tunsk
  3. Old Englishtūsc
  4. Old Englishtūx
  5. Middle Englishtusk
  6. Englishtusk
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  9. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  11. Englishtuskless

From tusk + -less.

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APA

tuskless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuskless

MLA

“tuskless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuskless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tuskless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuskless.

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