claws

Noun

claw (plural claws)

1. A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.

   Synonyms:

   fang

2. A foot equipped with such.
3. The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
4. A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
5. (colloquial) A human fingernail, particularly one extending well beyond the fingertip.
6. A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
   • a narrow base, as the petals of a Rose, where the claw is very short1857, Asa Gray, First Lessons in Botany and Vegetable Physiology

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