claw
noun [C] /klɔː/
/klɑː/ Definition
› one of the sharp curved nails at the end of each of the toes of some animals and birds: Our cat likes to sharpen her claws on the legs of the dining table.The legs and feet of non-human animals › one of the two pointed parts, used for holding things, at the end of the legs of some insects and sea creatures: Keep your fingers away from the crab's claws when you pick it up.Miscellaneous animal body parts
(Definition of claw noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -tailed suffix
- brush noun (TAIL)
- fetlock noun
- fin noun
- flipper noun (PART OF CREATURE)
- giblets noun
- gill noun (FISH)
- hind adjective
- hindquarters noun
- pincer noun (ANIMAL PART)
- pouch noun (OF ANIMALS)
- prehensile adjective
- sting noun (HURT)
- tail noun (ANIMAL)
- teat noun (ANIMAL)
- tentacle noun
- wing noun (FOR FLYING)
- winged adjective
- withers noun
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