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Fangs

  • plural
    of Fang.
    fang
    noun
    one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
fangs
  • plural
    of fang.
    fang
    noun
    one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.

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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

North Carolina's Bat Fangs even had a theme song — "Fangs Out," which, said leader and guitar ace Betsy Wright, is "silly, just go with it."

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 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 — forcipules, yes, not fangs — must deliver a weak toxin.

From Nature ● Apr. 5, 2016

“The only department that keeps beasts is the Department of Creature Control. Fangs and claws? It must be the predators section, right?”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

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

But Michael is a standard-issue good kid seduced by the lure of the more glamorous bad kids—one of “The Outsiders,” but with fangs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

Most British spiders couldn't bite you if they tried; their fangs are too small or weak to penetrate human skin.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

To me, a Midwestern kid familiar with winter winds dragging their fangs across her face, Mary’s upright spine and sure gait set an example worth heeding.

From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026

The dragon’s fangs even glistened in what sunlight remained, while its claws, some kind of lava stone like the rest of the castle, looked lifelike enough to skewer a giant through the heart.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

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