1
a
: a long sharp tooth: such as
(1)
: one by which an animal's prey is seized and held or torn
(2)
: one of the long hollow or grooved and often erectile teeth of a venomous snake
b
: one of the chelicerae of a spider at the tip of which a poison gland opens
2
: the root of a tooth or one of the processes or prongs into which a root divides
3
: a projecting tooth or prong
variants
or less commonly Fan
ˈfan 
ˈfän
plural Fang or Fangs also Fan or Fans
1
: a member of a Bantu-speaking people of northern Gabon, mainland Equatorial Guinea, and southern Cameroon
2
: the language of the Fang people
Examples of fang in a Sentence
Noun (1)
the fangs of a rattlesnake
a tiger baring its fangs
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Lily Carey, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2024
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—Lily Carey, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2024
Photograph: Nissan The first iteration of the puppet came with a mouth and a little fang sticking out from it.
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“Fang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fang. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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fang
noun1
a
: a long sharp tooth: as
(1)
: one by which an animal's prey is seized and held or torn
(2)
: one of the long hollow or grooved and often erectile teeth of a venomous snake
b
: one of a spider's chelicerae at the tip of which a poison gland opens
2
: the root of a tooth or one of the processes or prongs into which a root divides
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