OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 23187

claw

/klɔ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
garra
A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
zarpa
A foot equipped with such.
pinza • tenaza
The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 23188

claw

/klɔ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
arañar
To scratch or to tear at.
Using her hands like windshield wipers, she tried to flick snow away from her mouth. When she clawed at her chest and neck, the crumbs maddeningly slid back onto her face. She grew…
agarrar
To use the claws to seize, to grip.