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cat's claws

cat's claws is the plural of cat's claw.

Meaning of cat's claw

Noun

cat's claw (plural cat's claws)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cat, claw.
  2. Senegalia greggii, formerly Acacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico
  3. Senegalia lowei (syn. Acacia plumosa, feathery acacia), a medicinal plant species native to Brazil
  4. Carpobrotus edulis (Hottentot fig), a plant species in the Aizoaceae family
  5. Dolichandra unguis-cati (cat's claw creeper), a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae family
  6. Grevillea alpina (catclaws grevillea, a shrub species native to Australia

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Questions about cat's claws

What is cat's claws the plural of?
Cat's claws is the plural of cat's claw.

Words near cat's claws in the dictionary

  1. cat's asses
  2. cat's breakfast
  3. cat's breakfasts
  4. cat's chance in hell
  5. cat's claw
  6. cat's claws
  7. cat's cradle
  8. cat's cradles
  9. cat's ear
  10. cat's eye
  11. cat's eyes

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