cat's-claw

  • 21tree cat's-claw — noun : texas catclaw …

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  • 22Cat Claw — superherobox converted=y caption = character name =Cat Claw publisher =Dečje Novine, Malibu Comics debut = YU Strip , Bane Claws (1981) creators =Branislav Kerac Svetozar Obradović alter ego =Carol Connor Base of operations = alliances = partners …

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  • 23cat, domestic — ▪ mammal Introduction also called  house cat,   (species Felis catus), domesticated member of the family Felidae, order Carnivora. Like all felids, domestic cats, the smallest members of the family, are characterized by supple, low slung bodies,… …

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  • 24Claw — For other uses, see Claw (disambiguation). Talons redirects here. For the Bloc Party song, see Talons (song).For the UK band, see Talons (band). For the sports team, see Tulsa Talons. A domestic cat s retractable claw in protracted position A… …

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  • 25claw — claw1 [klo: US klo:] n ↑fur, ↑paw, ↑claw [: Old English; Origin: clawu] 1.) a sharp curved nail on an animal, bird, or some insects ▪ The cat dug his claws into my leg. ▪ lobster claws 2.) get your claws into sb …

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  • 26claw — clawer, n. clawless, adj. /klaw/, n. 1. a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird. 2. a similar curved process at the end of the leg of an insect. 3. the pincerlike extremity of specific limbs of certain… …

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  • 27claw — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ razor sharp, sharp ▪ a cat with sharp claws ▪ curved ▪ large, long ▪ …

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  • 28claw — 1 noun (C) 1 a sharp curved nail on the toe of an animal or bird: The cat dug his claws into my leg. 2 get your claws into sb a) if a woman gets her claws into a man, she shows that she is determined to marry him b) to say unpleasant things about …

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  • 29claw — I UK [klɔː] / US [klɔ] noun [countable] Word forms claw : singular claw plural claws 1) [usually plural] the sharp curved end of a front leg of a sea creature such as a crab that it uses for holding things 2) [usually plural] the sharp curved… …

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  • 30claw — claw1 [ klɔ ] noun count 1. ) usually plural the sharp curved part at the end of some animals toes, for example a cat 2. ) usually plural the sharp curved end of a front leg of an ocean creature such as a CRAB that it uses for holding things:… …

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