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Claw :: Claw (n.) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink..

Clutch :: Clutch (n.) To seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws; -- often figuratively; as, to clutch power..

Retractile :: Retractile (a.) Capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back or up; as, the claws of a cat are retractile..

Falcula :: Falcula (n.) A curved and sharp-pointed claw.

Badger :: Badger (n.) A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species (M. vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits the north of Europe and Asia; another species (Taxidea Americana / Labradorica) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See Teledu..

Fiddler :: Fiddler (n.) A burrowing crab of the genus Gelasimus, of many species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and often holds it in a position similar to that in which a musician holds a fiddle, hence the name; -- called also calling crab, soldier crab, and fighting crab..

Grapnel :: Grapnel (n.) A small anchor, with four or five flukes or claws, used to hold boats or small vessels; hence, any instrument designed to grapple or hold; a grappling iron; a grab; -- written also grapline, and crapnel..

Clawback :: Clawback (a.) Flattering; sycophantic.

Dog :: Dog (n.) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them..

Crow :: Crow (v. i.) A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar..

Harpy :: Harpy (n.) A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture, with long claws, and the face pale with hunger. Some writers mention two, others three..

Unguicular :: Unguicular (a.) Of or pertaining to a claw or a nail; ungual.

Ungula :: Ungula (n.) A hoof, claw, or talon..

Clawed :: Clawed (imp. & p. p.) of Cla.

Claw :: Claw (v. i.) To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw..

Cheliferous :: Cheliferous (a.) Having cheliform claws, like a crab..

Dactyl :: Dactyl (n.) The claw or terminal joint of a leg of an insect or crustacean.

Stomate :: Stomapoda (n. pl.) An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains a part of the stomach and heart; the abdominal appendages are large, and bear the gills. Called also Gastrula, Stomatopoda, and Squilloidea..

Protract :: Protract (v. t.) To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract..

Scratch :: Scratch (v. i.) To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to make scratches.

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