fang

A noun referring to a long, sharp tooth, typically found in carnivorous animals such as snakes, wolves, and vampires, used for biting and tearing flesh.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une dent longue et pointue, typique des animaux carnivores comme les serpents, les loups ou les vampires, servant à mordre et à déchirer la chair.

1. Sharp tooth of an animal B1 formal

   A long, sharp tooth, especially of a snake or a dog, used for biting and injecting venom.

   • The snake sank its fangs into the mouse.
   • The wolf bared its fangs in a threatening gesture.
   • Vipers have hollow fangs that inject venom.

   🇫🇷Croc

   Synonymes: caninetoothtusk

2. Root of a tooth B2 formal

   The long, pointed part of a tooth that is embedded in the jawbone.

   • The dentist examined the fang of the molar.
   • An abscess formed at the fang of the tooth.
   • The fang of the canine tooth is particularly strong.

   🇫🇷Racine d'une dent

• fangs plural form
• fangs' possessive plural form
• fang's possessive singular form