talon

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tal·on /ˈtælən/ noun [countable usually plural]  HBBa sharp powerful curved nail on the feet of some birds that catch animals for food 〔猛禽的〕利爪 →4  See picture of 见图 BIRD OF PREY →5 see picture at 见图 bird of prey

Examples from the Corpus

talon• He flexed his hand and stroked a talon across his own forearm.• Her talons are thrust forward ready to grab the food.• Easier, easier ... and Creggan, with his talons tentatively stretched out below him, landed on one of its branches.• Well feather-insulated talons of a snowy owl's feet.• I twisted on the pole, pushed my talons forward and caught one of them a passing blow.• Grasped tightly in its sharp talons was an ancient key.• There, grasping the snail firmly in the talons of one foot, it waits.• As they close in on the prey, they thrust their talons forward and the mighty claws take over.From Longman Business Dictionarytalontal‧on /ˈtælən/ noun [countable]FINANCE a special piece of paper that comes with some BEARER BONDs, used to obtain more COUPONs when they are neededOrigin talon (1300-1400) Old French “heel, spur”, from Latin talus “ankle”

tal·on nounChineseSyllable  

feet a powerful nail sharp curved on Corpus the Business

talon
tal‧on /ˈtælən/ noun [countable usually plural]a sharp powerful curved nail on the feet of some birds that catch animals for food

talonBrE /ˈtælən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtælən/ 🔊 noun

a long sharp curved nail on the feet of some birds, especially birds of prey (= birds that kill other creatures for food) （某些鸟类，尤指猛禽的）爪