Definition of claw

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Claw (n.) The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc..

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Thecodactyl :: Thecodactyl (n.) Any one of a group of lizards of the Gecko tribe, having the toes broad, and furnished with a groove in which the claws can be concealed..
Unguicular :: Unguicular (a.) Of or pertaining to a claw or a nail; ungual.
Clapperclaw :: Clapperclaw (v. t.) To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold.
Clawing :: Clawing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cla.
Creeper :: Creeper (n.) An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dragging at the bottom of a well, or any other body of water, and bringing up what may lie there..
Claw :: Claw (v. i.) To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw..
Tatouay :: Tatouay (n.) An armadillo (Xenurus unicinctus), native of the tropical parts of South America. It has about thirteen movable bands composed of small, nearly square, scales. The head is long; the tail is round and tapered, and nearly destitute of scales; the claws of the fore feet are very large. Called also tatouary, and broad-banded armadillo..
Heron :: Heron (n.) Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European heron (Ardea cinerea) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons..
Ungula :: Ungula (n.) A hoof, claw, or talon..
Dewclaw :: Dewclaw (n.) In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary claw or small hoof not reaching the ground..
Clee :: Clee (n.) A claw.
Accipiter :: Accipiter (n.) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk..
Monodactylous :: Monodactylous (a.) Having but one finger or claw.
Grapple :: Grapple (v. t.) An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab..
Ungual :: Ungual (a.) Having a nail, claw, or hoof attached; -- said of certain bones of the feet..
Pounce :: Pounce (v. t.) The claw or talon of a bird of prey.
Cheliform :: Cheliform (a.) Having a movable joint or finger closing against a preceding joint or a projecting part of it, so that the whole may be used for grasping, as the claw of a crab; pincherlike..
Bird''s-foot :: Bird's-foot (n.) A papilionaceous plant, the Ornithopus, having a curved, cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point..
Goll :: Goll (n.) A hand, paw, or claw..
Cheliferous :: Cheliferous (a.) Having cheliform claws, like a crab..
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