(n.) The hard, white, opaque, fine-grained substance constituting the tusks of the elephant. It is a variety of dentine, characterized by the minuteness and close arrangement of the tubes, as also by their double flexure. It is used in manufacturing articles of ornament or utility.
(n.) The tusks themselves of the elephant, etc.
(n.) Any carving executed in ivory.
(n.) Teeth; as, to show one's ivories.
Example Sentences:
(1) Admirable, but will destroying ivory get that message through to poachers, ivory traffickers and the workshops in east Asia and elsewhere that buy smuggled raw ivory?
(2) Public opposition to the ivory trade has grown, and cooperation between conservationists and local communities has had a dramatic impact.
(3) It also hydrolyzes (Man)2-GlcNAc from the urine of an alpha-mannosidosis patient, 1,4-D-mannobiose and mannotriose isolated from ivory nut mannan, 4-O-beta-D-mannopyranosyl-L-rhamnose, 6-O-beta-D-mannopyranosyl-D-galactose and 4-O-beta-D-mannopyranosyl-N-acetylglucosamine.
(4) In the present study, serum samples were obtained from 4248 individuals from six West African countries, including Senegal, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, and Ivory Coast.
(5) With all attempts at mediation failing - Gbagbo has repeatedly rejected offers of a "safe and dignified" exit - the African Union reaffirmed its recognition of Ouattara as the rightful leader of Ivory Coast in March.
(6) Peter Knights of WildAid, a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in San Francisco, observed that people who argue against the destruction of ivory stockpiles think that having a legal supply is the answer to the poaching problem.
(7) The Ivory Coast international Sagbo had won the penalty from which Hull scored through Robbie Brady – a decision labelled "incredibly soft" by the Norwich manager, Chris Hughton – but minutes later was sent off after he clashed with Russell Martin.
(8) He is with the Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea, meaning he may be unavailable until the middle of next month.
(9) For example, the DRC reported only six ivory seizures in the past two decades, yet was implicated in 396 seizures made outside of the country.
(10) Ivory epiphyses ovvurred more often in children in the lower socio-economic class and children with hemoglobin AA.
(11) He'll miss Ivory Coast's final group game against Greece.
(12) The report contains damning evidence of the potentially toxic nature of the waste Trafigura dumped in Abidjan in the Ivory Coast .
(13) In health car facilities, systems studies are commonly conducted as ivory-tower operations with minimal impact and little practical result.
(14) Kenya's president has set fire to more than five tonnes of elephant ivory worth £10m to draw attention to poaching deaths.
(15) We’ve seen a mind-boggling 49 goals , compared with 25 at the same stage in 2010 – that's almost double, by my calculations There have been only two draws (six in 2010) A remarkable six teams have come from behind to win (Brazil, Holland, Ivory Coast, Switzerland, Costa Rica and Belgium).
(16) Their report includes the results of a survey about the sanitary protection of the children and about the respect of the ideal immunization schedule and recommended in Ivory Coast (39,9% in town and 6,2% in rural area).
(17) Consecutive man-of-the-match performances against Greece and Ivory Coast helped Colombia brush aside the lassitude that swamped the country’s World Cup preparations after injury to their talismanic striker Falcao .
(18) The analysis of these cases of elliptocytosis allow to draw the following conclusions: the frequency of the hereditary elliptocytosis varies between 0.6 to 1 per cent in Ivory Coast, the functional and structural analysis of spectrin show a high global frequency of the elliptocytosis of Model I in relation with an abnormally of alpha I domain of spectrin, all the cases detected don't give any clinical trouble.
(19) And if you want to talk about messages, what kind of message does it send to stockpile ivory like any other valuable commodity?
(20) A realistic elephant might serve as a memento to the hundred elephants killed for their ivory every day.
Walrus
Definition:
(n.) A very large marine mammal (Trichecus rosmarus) of the Seal family, native of the Arctic Ocean. The male has long and powerful tusks descending from the upper jaw. It uses these in procuring food and in fighting. It is hunted for its oil, ivory, and skin. It feeds largely on mollusks. Called also morse.
Example Sentences:
(1) She walks through the rain to better feel her passion for the disarmingly libidinous walrus of love.
(2) Antibodies were found to San Miguel sea lion virus (SMSV) types 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 13, and to Tillamook (bovine) calicivirus, but no antibodies were found to the walrus calicivirus.
(3) Documents seen by the Guardian show that Mittal's company, the world's biggest steel-making group, ArcelorMittal , admits the operations will be undertaken in an area inhabited by unique wildlife including polar bear, narwhal and walrus.
(4) We have a dramatic situation in the north Pacific with walruses.
(5) Depp again stars as Lapointe, this time helping out a duo whose friend, played by Justin Long, has gone missing after trying to interview a demented seafarer – who intends to turn him into a walrus.
(6) This behaviour has led to stampedes that have killed calves and hampered walruses’ ability to find food.
(7) Antibodies to WCV have been found in the Pacific walrus previously; however, this represents the first report of antibodies to any of the SMSV serotypes in this marine mammal.
(8) An identical beta-chain is found in fur seal and walrus, whereas larger differences were found between alpha I and alpha II compared to beta-chains.
(9) Given its dual role, it's little wonder that the MMS was so keen to pass a BP drilling plan that failed to discuss how to prevent a deepwater blowout and which, bizarrely, listed walruses as a Gulf of Mexico marine mammal.
(10) Take away the sea ice and it is hard to see how walruses, polar bears and ringed seals will survive.
(11) This altered environment is causing severe problems for walruses, with unprecedented “haul outs” of the animals occurring in 2015.
(12) The primary structure of the alpha- and beta-chains of the hemoglobin from the Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens, Pinnipedia) is presented.
(13) Compared to Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina) the Walrus hemoglobin shows 9 amino-acid replacements in the alpha-chains and 5 in the beta-chains.
(14) One year later a second outbreak occurred when a family ate partially cooked meat from an infected walrus.
(15) Further tests since have found that the same parasite has killed Steller sea lions, seals, Hawaiian monk seals, walruses, and polar and grizzly bears in Alaska and British Columbia.
(16) Approximating Hitch's walrus-like features took four hours in makeup every day: the prosthetic jowls and nose, the balding pate, the trademark underbite, the fat suit.
(17) Antibodies to TCV were not found in sera collected from northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus L.), Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens Illiger), seals of the family Phocidae, or several cetacean species.
(18) Data on the largest known pineals in ratitae birds, seals and walruses have been compared with that of D. praedatrix and the human pineal.
(19) With a walrus moustache, a fiery temper and a reputation for brutality, Igor Bezler is the most feared of all the rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine.
(20) Smith's new film, Tusk, also has a UK connection, in that it was inspired by a Gumtree advert seeking a flatmate prepared to dress as a walrus.