单词 | claw |
释义 | claw (klô) n. 1. A sharp, curved, horny structure at the end of a toe of a vertebrate animal. 2. a. A chela or similar pincerlike structure on the end of a limb of a crustacean or arachnid. b. One of one or more small curved structures at the tip of an appendage of an invertebrate, especially an insect or other arthropod. c. A limb terminating in such a structure. 3. Something, such as the cleft end of a hammerhead, that resembles a claw. 4. Botany A narrowed, stalklike basal part of a petal, sepal, or bract. tr. & intr.v. clawed, claw·ing, claws To scratch, dig, tear, or pull with the claws or fingernails. [Middle English clawe, from Old English clawu.] clawed adj. |
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