fang
noun
- one of the long, pointed teeth with which meat-eating animals seize and tear their prey; canine tooth
- one of the long, hollow or grooved teeth through which poisonous snakes inject their venom
- the root of a tooth
- the pointed part of something
noun
- pl. Fang, Fangs a member of an African people living in N Gabon, S Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea
- the Bantu language of this people
See fang in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(făng)
noun- Any of the hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake with which it injects its poison.
- Any of the canine teeth of a carnivorous animal, such as a dog or wolf, with which it seizes and tears its prey.
- A long, sharp, pointed tooth, especially a canine tooth.
- The root of a tooth or a pronglike division of such a root.
- A fanglike structure, especially a chelicera of a venomous spider.
Related Forms:
(făng, fäng, fäɴ)
noun pl. fang Fang or
Fangs - A member of a people inhabiting Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Cameroon.
- The Bantu language of the Fang.
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