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Any of the hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake with which it injects its poison.
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Any of the canine teeth of a carnivorous animal, such as a dog or wolf, with which it seizes and tears its prey.
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A long, sharp, pointed tooth, especially a canine tooth.
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The root of a tooth or a pronglike division of such a root.
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A fanglike structure, especially a chelicera of a venomous spider.
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