fang
noun
one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
Fangs
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pluralof Fang.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
fangs
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pluralof fang.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
fangnounone of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
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In the interim, he has become a famous anti-tech guerilla artist who goes by the handle Fangs, which doesn’t at all sound like Banksy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
Though Quickies is mainly fiction – one song is called I Wish I Had Fangs and a Tail – Merritt’s life has still informed it.
From The Guardian ● May 26, 2020
Fangs and skulls seized in Bolivia, as well as 38 fangs confiscated in Lima, Peru, in 2015, could have come from jaguars that were killed recently, or years ago.
From Nature ● Feb. 22, 2018
War on Women with Bat Fangs and We Were Black Clouds Rock & Roll Hotel celebrates its 11th anniversary with Baltimore’s coed feminist hardcore punk band.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2017
Fangs or no fangs, he crunched it up to the last bite and then lay licking his pads and between his toes.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
Whether associated with the deadly reputation of the Black Widow or the fictional bite that transformed Spider-Man, fangs have become one of the most recognizable features of spiders.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
He’s flashed his fangs at chair umpires and once got himself thrown out of a U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Sloth jaws and sabertooth fangs and a truly astonishing amount of ancient vertebrae — all of it will be swaddled, catalogued and crated for the next two years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Devendra, who was a farmer in India, still remembers the moment a snake sank its fangs into his leg while he was picking mulberry leaves.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
It opens its mouth to reveal a spiked tongue and a few pointed fangs the size of backpacks.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
