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talon

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tal·on  (tln)
n.
1.
a. The claw of a bird of prey.
b. The similar claw of a predatory animal.
2. Something similar to or suggestive of an animal's claw.
3. The part of a lock that the key presses in order to shoot the bolt.
4. Games The part of the deck of cards in certain card games left on the table after the deal.
5. Architecture An ogee molding.

[Middle English taloun, from Old French talon, heel, from Vulgar Latin *tl, tln-, from Latin tlus, ankle.]

talon
Noun
a sharply hooked claw, such as that of a bird of prey [Latin talus ankle]

talon  (tln)
One of the sharp, curved claws on a limb of a bird or other animal such as a lizard, used for seizing and tearing prey. Most talons are situated at the ends of digits.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.talontalon - a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
bird's foot - the foot of a bird
claw - sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
Translations

talon [ˈtælən] ngarra
talon [ˈtælən] ngriffe f [of eagle]; serre f
talon [ˈtælən] nKralle f
talon [ˈtælən] nartiglio

talon
n talon [ˈtӕlən]
the claw of a bird of prey. klou مِخْلَب нокът pařát klo die Klaue νύχι αρπαχτικού garra küünis چنگال kynsi serre טוֹפֶר पंजा kandža karom cakar kló artiglio つめ (맹금의) 발톱 nagas (plēsīga putna) nags cakar klauw rovfuglklo szpon garra gheară коготь pazúr, dráp krempelj kandža klo เล็บของสัตว์ yırtıcı kuş pençesi кіготь, пазур شکاري پرندے کا پنجہ móng, vuốt


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the other repeated, reaching his one talon into his side coat pocket with swift definiteness.
He introduced himself, smiling a smirky smile borrowed from the courtiers of the stage, extended a fair-skinned talon, and while he gripped my hand in it he bent his body forward three times at the hips, as the stage courtier does, and said in the airiest and most condescending and patronizing way--I quite remember his exact language:
He put out a strangely distorted talon and gripped my fingers.
 
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