fang

     

A fang is a long, pointe tooth. In mammals, a fang is a canine tooth, used for biting and tearing flesh. In snakes, it is a poison-injecting tooth (see snake venom). Spiders also have fangs, which are part of the chelicerae.

Trivia about fang

  • This long, pointy type of tooth comes before "tooth" in the name of a fish living at depths down to 16,000 feet