FANG


Meaning of FANG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfaŋ ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, that which is taken, from Old English; akin to Old High German fang seizure, Old English fōn to seize — more at pact

Date: 1555

1.

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 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

• fanged ˈfaŋd adjective

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