Clawlike

1claw pronunciation: function: noun usage: often attributive etymology: middle english clawe, from old english clawu hoof, claw; akin to old norse klō claw, and probably to old english cliewen ball — more at clewdate: before 12th century 1 : a sharp usually slender and curved nail on the toe of an animal2 : any of various sharp curved processes especially at the end of a limb (as of an insect); also : a limb ending in such a process3 : one of the pincerlike organs terminating some limbs of various arthropods (as a lobster or scorpion)4 : something that resembles a claw; specifically : the forked end of a tool (as a hammer)— clawed adjective — claw;like adjective