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Meanings of elephant ivory in English

Russian
белая кость
Portuguese
marfim
Catalan
vori d'elefant
Spanish
marfil
Wikidata

Material derived from the tusks and teeth of animals.

белая кость
Usage of elephant ivory in English
1
She was particularly interested in the import, export and sale of elephant ivory.
Radio NZ
2
His current project is the international trade in elephant ivory.
Radio NZ
3
The bracelets were made of elephant ivory, mother-of-pearl, or even flint, very cleverly perforated.
History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume...
4
They fetch, indeed, half as much as common elephant ivory.
In the Wilds of Africa
5
Calls by Zambia and Tanzania to relax a trade ban on elephant ivory were rejected.
Reuters
6
A cache of six metric tons of elephant ivory was seized in Singapore last June.
Bare Bones
7
More than one ton of elephant ivory was seized.
The Guardian
8
The country is also a destination for other illegal wildlife products such as pangolin scales and elephant ivory.
Reuters
9
Unlike elephant ivory, pangolin scales and the bones from lions, rhinos can be dehorned without harming the animal.
Radio NZ
10
Vietnam is an important destination in the Asian region for illegal wildlife products such as pangolin scales and elephant ivory.
The Irish Times
11
The prince, who is president of the organisation United for Wildlife, has campaigned against the illegal trade in elephant ivory.
BBC
12
Cites banned the international trade of elephant ivory and rhino horn in 1989 and 1977 respectively.
The Guardian
13
A Kenyan who is wanted by the US for illegal trade of rhino horn and elephant ivory has been arrested in Mombasa.
BBC
14
Kenyan authorities have seized at least two tons of illegal elephant ivory at the port of Mombasa which was destined for Indonesia.
The Irish Times
15
Dogs are used for their acute sense of smell to locate explosives, firearms and elephant ivory -as well as rhino horn.
The South African
16
Demand for elephant ivory has caused the deaths of more than 100,000 elephants in the last 15 years.
The South African
Translations for elephant ivory
Portuguese
marfim
Spanish
marfil