talon

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(tăl'ən) pronunciation
n.
    1. The claw of a bird of prey.
    2. The similar claw of a predatory animal.
  1. Something similar to or suggestive of an animal's claw.
  2. The part of a lock that the key presses in order to shoot the bolt.
  3. Games. The part of the deck of cards in certain card games left on the table after the deal.
  4. Architecture. An ogee molding.

[Middle English taloun, from Old French talon, heel, from Vulgar Latin *tālō, tālōn-, from Latin tālus, ankle.]


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A talon is a sharp claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey, such as the eagle, hawk, falcon, owl, or buzzard. It may also refer to:

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  • 'Talon', a French term used to refer to the 'heel' or 'frog' of the bow of a string instrument
  • "Talons", a song on the album Intimacy by Bloc Party
  • "In Our Talons", a song on the album Hymns for a Dark Horse by Bowerbirds

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - rovfugleklo, talon (del af kuponark)

Nederlands (Dutch)
klauw

Français (French)
n. - (Zool) serre, (Archit) talon, (Jeux) talon

Deutsch (German)
n. - Klaue, Kralle, Talon (Kartenrest, Erneuerungsschein bei Wertpapieren), Schlüsselansatz, (arch.) Kehlleiste

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νύχι (αρπακτικού ζώου ή πτηνού)

Italiano (Italian)
artiglio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - garra (f) (de ave de rapina), cimalha (m) (Arquit.), cartas que restam no baralho depois que as cartas de jogo foram distribuídas

Русский (Russian)
когти хищной птицы

Español (Spanish)
n. - garra

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - talong, rovfågelsklo

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
爪, 魔爪

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 爪, 魔爪

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 발톱 같은 손가락, (카드놀이) 돌리고 남은 패

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 爪, かぎづめ状のもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أصبع ألانسان أو يده, مخلب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ציפורן עוף דורס, טפר, כרכוב בצורת S, הקלפים שנשארו לאחר החלוקה למשתתפים במשחק, שובר של חלוקת-רווחים, חלק פנימי במנעול‬


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