Fanglike

/ˈfæŋlaɪk/ adjective

Definition

Resembling or having the characteristics of a fang, especially in appearance or sharpness.

Etymology

Compound of 'fang' (Old English 'fang' meaning a catching or seizing, later applied to sharp teeth) and '-like' (Old English 'gelic' meaning similar to). The word evolved as English speakers needed to describe objects resembling fangs.

Kelly Says

Fangs actually aren't the hardest part of a snake's tooth—they're hollow tubes that venom flows through, making anything 'fanglike' inherently dangerous-looking rather than just sharp.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዝምም እንደ
zim-mim en-deh
ARالعربية
مثل أنياب
mith-al a-ni-yab
BNবাংলা
দাঁতের মতো
daant-er moto
CACatalà
com fangs
com fangs
CSČeština
jako zub
yah-koh zoob
DADansk
lignende en bidd
lee-nen-deh een bidd
DEDeutsch
zahnartig
tsahn-ah-r-tig
ELΕλληνικά
όπως ένα δόντι
oh-pos eh-na don-tee
ESEspañol
como un colmillo
koh-moh oon kol-mee-yoh
FAفارسی
مانند دندان
man-and dan-dan
FISuomi
hampaiden näköinen
ham-pai-den nay-ko-inen
FRFrançais
comme une fang
kohm meh oon fang
GUGU
દાંત જેવું
daant je-vuun
HAHA
kallo
kal-loh
HEעברית
כמו שן
koh-moh shen
HIहिन्दी
दांत जैसा
daant ja-isa
HUMagyar
fogakhoz hasonló
fog-ak-hoz ha-son-loh
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti gigi
se-peh gee-gee
IGIG
nkwu
nk-woo
ITItaliano
simile a un canino
see-mee-leh ah oon ka-nee-noh
JA日本語
牙のような
ha no you na
KKKK
кылықдай
kylyq-day
KMKM
ដូចជាមាត់
doo-ch-ja ma-at
KO한국어
이빨 같은
i-ppal gat-en
MRMR
दांतासारखा
daant-saar-kha
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti gigi
se-peh gee-gee
MYမြန်မာ
တံလို
tan-lo
NLNederlands
zoals een fang
zoh-als een fang
NONorsk
lik et klype
lee-et kly-peh
PAPA
ਦੰਦ ਵਰਗਾ
dan-d var-ga
PLPolski
jak ząb
jak zhab
PTPortuguês
como um dente afiado
koh-moh oon den-teh a-fee-ah-doh
RORomână
asemeni unui canin
ah-se-meh-nee oo-nui kan-in
RUРусский
похожий на клык
pah-khoo-zhyy nah klyk
SVSvenska
liknande en klyfta
lee-kan-deh een klyfta
SWKiswahili
kama meno
ka-ma me-noh
TAதமிழ்
தாடியைப் போல
tha-adi-yap pola
TEతెలుగు
దంతంలా
dan-tan-la
THไทย
เหมือนฟัน
meuan fan
TLTL
tuladang ngipit
too-la-dang ngi-pit
TRTürkçe
diş gibi
dish gee-bee
UKУкраїнська
подібно до клыка
po-dih-no do klyka
URاردو
انگوٹھ کی طرح
an-goo-th kee trah-peh
VITiếng Việt
như răng
nhoo rang
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ
she-she
ZH中文
像犬牙
xiang quan ya
ZUZU
ng'e
ng-eh

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