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What is the name of the outer teeth of an elephant?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 10/8/2023

I assume you mean the tusks, which are teeth adapted into protruding forward from the mouth. The tusks are used to dig for roots, and as a weapon when bulls are contesting who will mate with the cow elephants in a herd.

Wiki User

∙ 12y ago

What else can I help you with?

What is the difference between tiger teeth and elephant teeth?

tiger teeth are sharp and elephant teeth are soft

What is the differences between human teeth and elephant teeth?

Elephant tusks are made of ivory, hunan teeth are made of bone an enamle.

What is elephant's outer covering?

An elephant is covered in rough skin.

Animal does not have upside teeth?

elephant

What is the difference between human teeth and elephant tusks?

Elephant tusks are made of ivory, hunan teeth are made of bone an enamle.

What is the outer coating of your teeth called?

The white outer coating on teeth is called enamel.

How many teeth does the elifant have?

the African elephant has only four teeth

Does elephant have teeth other that what you can see?

Elephants have a total of 26 teeth.

Ivory tusks are actually teeth What kind of teeth?

Yes,they are teeth of elephant.They are incisors of elephant.

Do Elephant have teeth?

yes elephants have teeth they use them for eating leaves and grasses :)

What are Elephant teeth and tusks made out?

An elephant's tusk is basically nothing more the a large modified incisior that grow throughout the elephants lifetime. The elephant uses its tusk for defense digging and eating and marking. Both females and males grow tusk.

How many incisor teeth has a fully grown African elephant got?

24 teeth

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