clawlike

Thân thiện

The archaeologist carefully brushes dirt from a clawlike fossil.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Resembling a claw: Having a shape, form, or appearance that is similar to a claw. A claw is a sharp, curved, horny structure on the end of a digit, as on a bird, reptile, or some mammals.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The fossil revealed a clawlike appendage on the ancient creature's foot.
  • She had long, clawlike fingernails that she painted dark red.
  • The tree's roots had a twisted, clawlike appearance as they gripped the rocky soil.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive in Biology/Zoology: Used to describe anatomical features in animals or plants that are curved and pointed, resembling the grasping tools of predators or climbers.
  • The insect uses its clawlike mandibles to capture and hold its prey.
• Metaphorical Use: Can describe abstract concepts or human-made objects that have a grasping, curved, or threatening shape.
  • The old, clawlike hand of the statue seemed to reach out from the shadows.

Variants and Related Words

• Claw (n): The sharp, curved nail on the foot of an animal or bird.
• Clawed (adj): Having claws.
  • The clawed beast left deep marks in the ground.

Synonyms

• Taloned: Having talons (a term more specific to birds of prey).
• Unguiculate: (Technical/Biological) Having nails or claws.

Antonyms

• Blunt: (Having an edge or point that is not sharp).
• Rounded: (Having a smooth, curved shape without sharp points).

Học thuật

Adjective

1. resembling a claw