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Claw

Arabic

مسمار

Definition

a sharp, curved nail on an animal's foot

Example

"He has barely started his search for a rogue tiger or bear when he is thrown into something between a Godzilla prequel and a zombie apocalypse chiller. There is some kind of ogre on the rampage, and soon the policeman is following a wonderfully immersive trail of devastation all around the town. And he has barely swaggered into view before a band of hunters tells him that a dead cow has been found with what look like deep claw marks on its body."

Antonyms

pad paw foot

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