"fangtooth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fangtooths [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*fangtooth|t=fang, canine}} Middle English *fangtooth (“fang, canine”), {{inh|en|ang|fengtōþ}} Old English fengtōþ, {{m|ang|feng|t=grasping, capture}} feng (“grasping, capture”), {{m|ang|tōþ|t=tooth}} tōþ (“tooth”), {{com|en|fang|tooth|pos1=abbreviation of the former}} fang (abbreviation of the former) + tooth Head templates: {{en-noun}} fangtooth (plural fangtooths)
  1. A beryciform fish of the monotypic family Anoplogastridae, with long sharp teeth. Categories (lifeform): Fish Derived forms: fangtooth snake-eel (taxonomic: Aplatophis chauliodus)
    Sense id: en-fangtooth-en-noun-LQqZtM4P Disambiguation of Fish: 98 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 85 15

Noun

Forms: fangteeth [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*fangtooth|t=fang, canine}} Middle English *fangtooth (“fang, canine”), {{inh|en|ang|fengtōþ}} Old English fengtōþ, {{m|ang|feng|t=grasping, capture}} feng (“grasping, capture”), {{m|ang|tōþ|t=tooth}} tōþ (“tooth”), {{com|en|fang|tooth|pos1=abbreviation of the former}} fang (abbreviation of the former) + tooth Head templates: {{en-noun|fangteeth}} fangtooth (plural fangteeth)
  1. (archaic) fang (kind of tooth) Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-fangtooth-en-noun-5PHHgks1

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for fangtooth meaning in English (3.5kB)

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