Clawlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a claw.

    "The tool, a clawlike gripper less than a millimeter in diameter, could grab cells from tissue for a biopsy, for example."

Adjective
  1. 1
    resembling a claw wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
aquilinebeakedbilledcrookedhookedroman nosed

Example

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"The tool, a clawlike gripper less than a millimeter in diameter, could grab cells from tissue for a biopsy, for example."

Etymology

From claw + -like.

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