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talonlike

adj

Etymology

From talon + -like.

  1. derived from tālus — “ankle”
  2. derived from *tālōnis✻
  3. derived from tālōnem
  4. derived from talon — “heel, spur”
  5. inherited from talon
  6. suffixed as talonlike — “talon + like”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a talon.

    • her long, talonlike fingernails
    • a talonlike grip

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA