| 单词 | talon |
| 释义 | talon[ tal-uhn ] / ˈtæl ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR talon ON THESAURUS.COM nouna claw, especially of a bird of prey. the shoulder on the bolt of a lock against which the key presses in sliding the bolt. Cards. the cards left over after the deal; stock. Origin of talon1350–1400; Middle English taloun<Anglo-French; Old French talon<Vulgar Latin *tālōn-, stem of *tālō, for Latin tālus heel OTHER WORDS FROM talontaloned, adjectiveun·tal·oned, adjectiveWords nearby talonTalmud Torah, talo-, talocalcaneonavicular joint, talocrural, talocrural joint, talon, Talos, tal. qual., taluk, talus, talweg Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for talonBritish Dictionary definitions for talontalon / (ˈtælən) / nouna sharply hooked claw, esp of a bird of prey anything resembling a bird's claw the part of a lock that the key presses on when it is turned cards the pile of cards left after the deal architect another name for ogee stock exchange a printed slip attached to some bearer bonds to enable the holder to apply for a new sheet of coupons Derived forms of talontaloned, adjectiveWord Origin for talonC14: from Old French: heel, from Latin tālus heel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for talontalon [ tăl′ən ] One of the sharp, curved claws on a limb of a bird or other animal such as a lizard, used for seizing and tearing prey. Most talons are situated at the ends of digits. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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