Meaning

noun sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles

noun a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

noun a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

originFrom Middle English clawen, from a combination of Old English clawan/clāwan (a remodelling of *clīeġan, from Proto-West Germanic *klauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *klawjaną) and Old English clawian (from Proto-West Germanic *klawēn).

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