claw
A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile or bird.
Other meanings
A foot equipped with such.
The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
A kind of
- horny structure
Kinds of claw
- bear claw
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "clawu".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “claw” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.