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<p><b>صفحة جديدة</b></p><div>[[Image:Fangs 01 rfc1036.jpg|thumb|The four [[canine tooth|canines]], or fangs, of a domestic [[cat]]. (The largest two teeth of the top and bottom rows of teeth.)]]<br />
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A '''fang''' is a long, pointed [[tooth]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fang|title=Fang - Definition of Fang by Merriam-Webster|publisher=}}</ref> In [[mammals]], a fang is a [[canine tooth]], used for biting and tearing flesh. In [[snakes]], it is a venom-injecting tooth (see [[snake venom]]). [[Spider]]s also have external [[Cheliceral fang|fangs]], which are part of the [[chelicerae]]. <br />
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Fangs are most common in carnivores or omnivores, but some herbivores, such as [[fruit bat]]s, have them as well. They are generally used to hold or swiftly kill prey, such as in large cats. Omnivorous animals, such as [[bear]]s, use their fangs when hunting fish or other prey, but they are not needed for consuming fruit. Some apes also have fangs, which they use for threats and fighting. However, the relatively short canines of humans are not considered to be fangs.<br />
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==Fangs in religion, mythology and legend==<br />
Certain mythological and legendary creatures such as [[dragon]]s, [[gargoyle]]s and [[yaksha]]s are commonly depicted with prominent fangs. The fangs of [[vampire]]s are one of their defining characteristics. <br />
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The iconographic representation of some Hindu deities include fangs, to symbolize the ability to hunt and kill. Two examples are fierce warrior goddess [[Chamunda]] and god of death [[Yama]] in some iconographic representations. Fangs are also common among guardian figures such as Verupaksha in Buddhism art in China and East Asia,<ref>{{cite book|author1=Asa Simon Mittman|author2=Peter J. Dendle|title=The Ashgate Research Companion to Monsters and the Monstrous|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DdtSQ9v9T3IC&pg=PA229|year=2013|publisher=Ashgate |isbn=978-1-4724-1801-2|page=229 with Figure 9.7}}</ref> as well as [[Rangda]] in Balinese [[Hinduism]].<ref>[http://67.52.109.59:8080/emuseum/view/objects/asitem/id/24253 Rangda - Asian Art Museum]</ref><br />
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|[[File:Halloween95 Showing my fangs.jpg|thumb|150px|Vampire fangs]]<br />
|[[File:The deity Yama with fangs and holding a daṇḍa (a rod).jpg|thumb|140px|Hindu god of death [[Yama]] with fangs]]<br />
|[[File:The Hindu deity Chamunda - Indian Art - Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.jpg|thumb|110px|Hindu warrior goddess [[Chamunda]].]]<br />
|[[File:Here be Dragons^ - geograph.org.uk - 503157.jpg|thumb|130px|Dragon head on the replica ship, "Hugin"]]<br />
|[[File:Bushmaster Fangs - Flickr - Dick Culbert.jpg|thumb|130px|Snake fangs]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Tusk]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://snakesarelong.blogspot.com/2013/09/basics-of-snake-fangs.html An overview of the diversity and evolution of snake fangs]<br />
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