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
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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Chris Lee, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
For instance, think about insects’ antennae, scorpions’ pincers and spiders’ fangs.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
Heidi Klum as a red witch in 2004 This bold costume saw Klum donning an eye-popping mane of bright red hair, wearing vampire fangs and a fabulous hat, and, just for fun, sporting skeleton bones all over her body.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Finally, the combination of a small incision, made by potentially self-sharpening fangs, and an anticoagulant in their saliva allows these bats to feed on unsuspecting prey.
—Sebastian Stockmaier, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2024
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And Universal’s comedic vampire gorefest, Abigail, failed to show its fangs, unable to recoup its production costs at the North American box office to qualify as a flop.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
For instance, think about insects’ antennae, scorpions’ pincers and spiders’ fangs.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
Heidi Klum as a red witch in 2004 This bold costume saw Klum donning an eye-popping mane of bright red hair, wearing vampire fangs and a fabulous hat, and, just for fun, sporting skeleton bones all over her body.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Finally, the combination of a small incision, made by potentially self-sharpening fangs, and an anticoagulant in their saliva allows these bats to feed on unsuspecting prey.
—Sebastian Stockmaier, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Fang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fang. Accessed 23 Nov. 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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