claws

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  1. noun A sharp, curved, horny structure at the end of a toe of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
  2. noun A chela or similar pincerlike structure on the end of a limb of a crustacean or other arthropod.
  3. noun A limb terminating in such a structure.

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  • She would never suspect until his claws were at her soft throat. —  Witch War
  • The rotting flesh beneath a lion's claws could be as fatal as the claws themselves, but a demigod's urine is pristine clean. —  F ;SF; - vol 091 issue 01 - July 1996
  • She reached for the claws, her hands forming into metallic pincers. —  Geis of the Gargoyle
  • Powers: Sabretooth's powers (healing, regeneration, super senses) are nearly identical to those of Wolverine's, except that he lacks Wolverine's adamantium skeleton, and his claws are actually just longer fingernails, rather than claws that pop out of his arms like Wolverine's.
  • I heard his panting breath close beneath me; then I felt that his claws had caught the end of my long fur coat, and all the pent-up horror I felt found vent at last in a shriek of anguish Illustration: "Three yelping, delighted dogs Apparently this caused Bruin quite as much terror as he had caused me, for he fell back to the ground like a stone, and since his claws were attached to my coat, I fell with him. —  Chatterbox, 1906
 

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