海象牙

短语

1
早期爱斯基摩人将海象牙制作不同的实用物品，如桶柄、鱼叉柄和针盒等。他们在这些物品上蚀刻由细线条组成几何或弯曲优美的图形。
The early Inuit (Eskimos) produced such utilitarian objects as harpoon shafts and bucket handles out of ivory and often etched them with geometric or curving patterns. See also scrimshaw.
2
海象在消化食物时，经常利用浮冰休息。它们食物一般由用象牙和有力的嘴唇从海底撬出的贝类食物组成。
Walruses frequently use ice floes to rest while they digest a meal, usually consisting of shellfish pried from the seafloor using their long tusks and strong lips.
3
无论是雄海象还是雌海象，它们长着长象牙，但只有犬齿在它们一生中能持续增长。
Both male and female walruses grow tusks, which are simply canine teeth that continue to grow throughout their lives.

海象牙
海象牙多指北冰洋海域的海象的牙齿，可以用来雕刻作为艺术品，如盒子、挂件等。海象牙主要来自北冰洋附近的海域。鳍脚目Pinnipedia 海象科Odobenidae动物海象长的长牙(上颚犬牙)，一般长0．5～1米，呈扁化的三瓣形截面，大多呈现微黄的奶油色，质地比象牙和河马牙粗糙，内芯酥松接近普通骨质。

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