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🐍 Without fangs 🦷 Harmless or weak
fangless

fangless

3.9
An animal without long pointed teeth that bite
  • adjective
  • /ˈfæŋləs/
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  • Despite being fangless, the animal still posed a threat with its strong jaws.

Examples

  • The fangless lizard relies on camouflage rather than venom for protection.

  • Were spiders fangless and webless?

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  • This species of snake is fangless, making it harmless to humans.

Synonyms

untoothed
vsfangless
7.2

Having a smooth edge with no small sharp points

focuses on the lack of long pointed teeth rather than all teeth

Antonyms

toothed
1 3.7

Having teeth in the mouth for biting and chewing

How Sharp-Toothed

fanged
3 5.8
fangless
3.9
toothless
13 2.4

Surface Forms

fangless positive

Morphology

fangless = fang (transparent) = fang + less

The suffix '-less' clearly indicates the absence of 'fangs', making the meaning straightforward.

Etymology

Fangless comes from fang ('a long, pointed tooth') and the ending -less ('without'). So a fangless animal is literally 'without fangs' and is harmless because it cannot 'bite' or inject venom.