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back-fanged

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary

back-fanged /ˈbakˌfäNGd, ˈbækˌfɑŋd /
adjective Zoology (of a snake such as a boomslang) having the rear one or two pairs of teeth modified as fangs, with grooves to conduct the venom. Compare with front-fanged.