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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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
The vampire fang grills aren't the only daring look that came from the Sinners press cycle.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The fangs were an aspect that took a lot of working out — ultimately the unicorns’ teeth are modeled on mandrill teeth, which are flat in the front but also have more sinister-looking, fang-like incisors, and on wolf teeth as well, given how carnivorous the unicorns end up being.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
Interestingly, the study noted that the southern house wren (Troglodytes musculus) — despite being the island’s most abundant resident species — was able to avoid the viper’s deadly fangs.
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The fang gang present themselves as yearning European folk enthusiasts and later as jigging fiends and sometime metalheads.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
The vampire fang grills aren't the only daring look that came from the Sinners press cycle.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The fangs were an aspect that took a lot of working out — ultimately the unicorns’ teeth are modeled on mandrill teeth, which are flat in the front but also have more sinister-looking, fang-like incisors, and on wolf teeth as well, given how carnivorous the unicorns end up being.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
Interestingly, the study noted that the southern house wren (Troglodytes musculus) — despite being the island’s most abundant resident species — was able to avoid the viper’s deadly fangs.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Fang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fang. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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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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