clawed

Variant of claw

claw Definition

claw (klô)

noun

a sharp, hooked or curved horny structure, or nail, on the foot of a bird and of many reptiles and mammals
a foot with such structures at its end
the pincers, or chela, of a lobster, crab, scorpion, etc., or on the limb of certain insects
anything resembling or regarded as a claw the claw of a hammer

Etymology: ME claue < OE clawu < IE *g(e)l-eu- < base *gel-, to make round, clench (as a fist) > cling, clamp, climb

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to scratch, clutch, pull, dig, or tear with or as with claws

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clawed Usage Examples

Object

crayfish: Possible Species: Bats, Barn Owl, Badger, Otter, Water Voles, Great Crested Newts, White clawed crayfish, Skylarks.
frog: Xenopus laevis - scientific name for the African clawed frog, one of the model organisms used to study vertebrate development.

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