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单词 clawed
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Definition of clawed in English:

clawed

adjective klɔːdklôd
  • 1Having a curved pointed horny nail on each digit.

    a clawed hand grabbed for me
    scaly creatures with beaks and clawed feet
    in combination two Asian short-clawed otters
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Their legs are quite strong, with four sharp-clawed toes and webbed feet.
    • The cherubic toddler soon becomes a horned beast whose clawed foot is the size of a person.
    • In previous tales, he had been portrayed as a clawed, noseless monster.
    • The red-clawed seagulls circled for a long time over the shell of the upturned ship.
    • He reached his muscled arm across the water and stretched out his long-clawed fingers.
    • Four clawed digits are found on each forefoot.
    • Folding her clawed fingers into a tent, she nods.
    • The African clawed frog is used for pregnancy tests.
    • A hand snatched her wrist in mid-swing, clawed fingers tightening as she tried to struggle free.
    • I think I see something that looks like a clawed appendage with a wing trying to flap free.
    1. 1.1 (of crabs, lobsters, and other arthropods) having pincers.
      clawed lobsters are found in Nova Scotia
      Example sentencesExamples
      • With big-clawed snapping shrimp, aggressive interactions are usually won by the larger animal.
      • The purple-clawed land hermit crab is the only terrestrial hermit known from the tropical western Atlantic region.
      • Did you know there are white prawns, tiger prawns, and spiny-clawed prawns?
      • The crayfish is a vicious, red-clawed predator that has almost wiped out the smaller, gentler native species since introduced to Britain 35 years ago.
      • Spiny and long-clawed squat lobsters are a common sight, but this little chap, Galathea squamifera, is much less obvious.
 
 

Definition of clawed in US English:

clawed

adjectiveklôd
  • 1Having a curved pointed horny nail on each digit.

    a clawed hand grabbed for me
    scaly creatures with beaks and clawed feet
    in combination two Asian short-clawed otters
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In previous tales, he had been portrayed as a clawed, noseless monster.
    • The African clawed frog is used for pregnancy tests.
    • The cherubic toddler soon becomes a horned beast whose clawed foot is the size of a person.
    • Their legs are quite strong, with four sharp-clawed toes and webbed feet.
    • Four clawed digits are found on each forefoot.
    • The red-clawed seagulls circled for a long time over the shell of the upturned ship.
    • I think I see something that looks like a clawed appendage with a wing trying to flap free.
    • Folding her clawed fingers into a tent, she nods.
    • A hand snatched her wrist in mid-swing, clawed fingers tightening as she tried to struggle free.
    • He reached his muscled arm across the water and stretched out his long-clawed fingers.
    1. 1.1 (of crabs, lobsters, and other arthropods) having pincers.
      clawed lobsters are found in Nova Scotia
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Spiny and long-clawed squat lobsters are a common sight, but this little chap, Galathea squamifera, is much less obvious.
      • The crayfish is a vicious, red-clawed predator that has almost wiped out the smaller, gentler native species since introduced to Britain 35 years ago.
      • Did you know there are white prawns, tiger prawns, and spiny-clawed prawns?
      • The purple-clawed land hermit crab is the only terrestrial hermit known from the tropical western Atlantic region.
      • With big-clawed snapping shrimp, aggressive interactions are usually won by the larger animal.
 
 
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