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clawlike

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English

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Alternative forms

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  • claw-like

Etymology

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From claw +‎ -like.

Adjective

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clawlike (comparative more clawlike, superlative most clawlike)

  1. Resembling a claw.
    Coordinate terms: fingerlike, pawlike, handlike
    • 2009 January 13, Henry Fountain, “A Microscopic Tool Inspired by the Human Hand”, in New York Times[1]:
      The tool, a clawlike gripper less than a millimeter in diameter, could grab cells from tissue for a biopsy, for example.