n. pl. [ OE. tonge, tange, AS. tange; akin to D. tang, G. zanga, OHG. zanga, Don. tang, Sw. tång, Icel. töng, Gr. da`knein to bite, Skr. dañiç, daç. √59. Cf. Tang a strong taste, anything projecting. ] An instrument, usually of metal, consisting of two parts, or long shafts, jointed together at or near one end, or united by an elastic bow, used for handling things, especially hot coals or metals; -- often called a pair of tongs. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ねずみカンガルー;ネズミカンガルー, nezumi kangaru-; nezumikangaru-](n) (uk) rat kangaroo (any marsupial of family Potoroidae, inc. bettongs and potoroos)[Add to Longdo]