Talon Definition
tălən
talons
noun
The claw of a bird of prey or, sometimes, of an animal.
Webster's New World
The similar claw of a predatory animal.
American Heritage Medicine
A human finger or hand when like a claw in appearance or grasp.
Webster's New World
Something similar to or suggestive of an animal's claw.
American Heritage
The part of the bolt of a lock upon which the key presses as it is turned.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Talon
Noun
Singular:
talonPlural:
talonsOrigin of Talon
Middle English taloun from Old French talon heel from Vulgar Latin tālō tālōn- from Latin tālus ankle
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French talon (“heel, spur").
From Wiktionary
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