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fang
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- pronunciation:
- faeng
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a long pointed tooth, such as the canine tooth of carnivorous animals or the hollow, grooved tooth by which a venomous snake injects its poison.
The wolf bared its fangs.The snake sunk its fangs into its prey. |
| definition 2: |
something similar in structure, such as the pincerlike front appendage of a venomous spider.
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| definition 3: |
the root of a tooth.
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| derivations: |
fanged (adj.), fanglike (adj.) |
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