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fang

1  [fang]
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–noun
1. one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
2. a canine tooth.
3. a tooth resembling a dog's.
4. the root of a tooth.
5. one of the chelicerae of a spider.
6. a pointed, tapering part of a thing.
7. Machinery. the tang of a tool.
Origin:
bef. 1050; ME, OE: something caught; c. G Fang capture, booty, ON fang a grasp, hold. See fang 2

Related forms:
fanged  [fangd] , adjective
fangless, adjective
fanglike, adjective
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fang
Pronunciation: 'fa[ng]
Function: noun
1 a : a long sharp tooth: as (1) : one by which an animal's prey is seized and heldor 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 —fanged /'fa[ng]d/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
fang   (fāng)  Pronunciation Key 
A long, pointed tooth in vertebrate animals or a similar structure in spiders, used to seize prey and sometimes to inject venom. The fangs of a poisonous snake, for example, have a hollow groove through which venom flows.
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