# das Elfenbein

das Elfenbein is a German noun meaning “ivory”. Forms: des Elfenbeines, die Elfenbeine.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Elfenbeines
- Plural: die Elfenbeine

## In other languages

- Русский: слоновая кость
- Українська: слонова кістка, слонівка

## Meanings

1. ivory

## Examples

- Elefantenstoßzähne bestehen aus Elfenbein. — Elephant tusks consist of ivory.
- Elefanten werden illegal wegen ihres Elfenbeins gejagt. — Elephants are illegally hunted for their ivory tusks.
- Jedes Jahr werden Zehntausende Elefanten ihrer Stoßzähne aus Elfenbein wegen erlegt. — Tens of thousands of elephants are killed every year for their ivory tusks.

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