talon in English dictionary

  • talon

    Meanings and definitions of "talon"

    • A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal.
    • noun
      A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal.
    • noun
      (zoology)
      One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth.
    • noun
      (architecture)
      A kind of moulding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; an ogee. (When the concave part is at the top, it is called an inverted talon.)
    • noun
      The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt.
    • noun
      In the card game bezique, the remaining stock of undealt cards.
    • hooked claw
    • talon (of a lock)
    • fingernail or toenail
    • noun
      a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey

    Synonyms of "talon" in English dictionary

    Another word for "talon" in the English thesaurus is claw.

    Grammar and declension of talon

    • talon ( plural  talons)
    • talon (plural talons)
  • Talon

    Meanings and definitions of "talon"

    • proper
      A male given name

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