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fangtooth

noun

Etymology

From Middle English *fangtooth (“fang, canine”), from Old English fengtōþ, from feng (“grasping, capture”) + tōþ (“tooth”). In the name of the fish perhaps a new compound of fang (abbreviation of the former) + tooth.

  1. inherited from fengtōþ
  2. inherited from *fangtooth✻ — “fang, canine”

Definitions

  1. A beryciform fish of the monotypic family Anoplogastridae, with long sharp teeth.

  2. Synonym of fang, large canine tooth.

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