Thesaurus: talon

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1. n. The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the claw of a bird of prey.
2. n. One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth.
3. n. A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; -- usually called an ogee.
4. n. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt.
5. n. a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
6. 1. The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the claw of a bird of prey. Bacon. 2. (Zoöl.) One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth. 3. (Arch.) A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; -- usually called an ogee. Note: When the concave part is at the top, it is called an inverted talon. 4. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt. Knight.
7. One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the faceof an elephant's tooth.
8. n:100 n. a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey