Fang

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.4 See also

English

Pronunciation

IPA: /faŋ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fang ‘capture, embrace’, from a Germanic base *fanga- (source also of Old English fōn).

Noun

fang (plural fangs)

1. A long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh or (in snakes) for injecting venom.

Translations

canine tooth

Chinese: 尖牙 (jianya) French: croc m Italian: dente m, dente canino, dente di cane

Japanese: 牙 (きば, kiba) Latvian: ilknis m. Spanish: colmillo m.

Verb

fang

1. to strike or attack with the fangs

Etymology 2

Old English fōn.

Verb

fang

1. (archaic, dialects) to capture, seize

See also

• Wikipedia article on fangs

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