The sharp horny nail with which the feet of birds and some beasts are armed. Also applied to similar structures on the feet of insects…

A claw, talon.

A similar structure on the toes of other mammals and birds; a claw, a talon. Formerly also: †either of the digits of a cloven hoof (obsolete).

A claw.

A clutch.

A crooked claw, as of a beast or fiend; passing into sense ‘clutch’. (Cf. clutch, n.1 1–3.)

The claw of a beast or bird of prey, or of a fiend: mostly in plural claws, talons, paws. Also contemptuously of a human hand: cf. paw, n.1 2a.

= claw, n. 1.

The foot or claw of a bird; the foot or claw of a dragon. Also in extended use. Now rare.

A claw or talon. Obsolete. rare.

= claw, n.

A claw or talon of a bird of prey. Also (occasionally) in extended use of other animals. Now archaic or historical.

plural. The claws (or less usually in singular any claw) of a bird or beast. The claws (or in singular any claw) of a wild beast, of an insect, etc.

A claw, nail, or hoof.

A claw.

Something which gripes or clutches. †A claw (obsolete); plural pincers (dialect).

A claw, talon.

A claw.

= pounce, n.1 7a. Obsolete. rare.

Zoology, etc. A nail or claw.

A claw.