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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..

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

Pounce :: Pounce (v. i.) To fall suddenly and seize with the claws; -- with on or upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively..

Unguiculated :: Unguiculated (n.) Furnished with a claw, or a narrow stalklike base, as the petals of a carnation..

Adactylous :: Adactylous (a.) Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals).

Clapperclaw :: Clapperclaw (v. t.) To fight and scratch.

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

Triungulus :: Triungulus (n.) The active young larva of any oil beetle. It has feet armed with three claws, and is parasitic on bees. See Illust. of Oil beetle, under Oil..

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

Caperclaw :: Caperclaw (v. t.) To treat with cruel playfulness, as a cat treats a mouse; to abuse..

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

Lawe :: Lawe (v. t.) To cut off the claws and balls of, as of a dog's fore feet..

Turnkey :: Turnkey (n.) An instrument with a hinged claw, -- used for extracting teeth with a twist..

Pseudoscorpiones :: Pseudoscorpiones (n. pl.) An order of Arachnoidea having the palpi terminated by large claws, as in the scorpions, but destitute of a caudal sting; the false scorpions. Called also Pseudoscorpii, and Pseudoscorpionina. See Illust. of Book scorpion, under Book..

Heron :: Heron (n.) Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European heron (Ardea cinerea) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons..

Scratch :: Scratch (v. t.) To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow..

Talon :: Talon (n.) The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the claw of a bird of prey..

Grapple :: Grapple (v. t.) An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab..

Crab :: Crab (a.) A claw for anchoring a portable machine.

Pedipalpus :: Pedipalpus (n.) One of the second pair of mouth organs of arachnids. In some they are leglike, but in others, as the scorpion, they terminate in a claw..

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