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# talon

noun (a talon, talons)

«talon» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A talon is a long, sharp, curved claw on the foot of a bird of prey, like an eagle, owl or hawk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talon/#m1)
2. In stories, talons can be any sharp claws or long fingernails that look frightening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talon/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, talons are an adaptation of predators: an owl or eagle grips and kills prey with its talons and tears food with its hooked beak. In stories, a monster or witch might have «talons» to sound scary. Phrases: «sharp talons», «gripped in its talons», «eagle's talons».

### Examples

- The eagle grabbed the fish with its talons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talon/#x1)
- An owl's talons are very sharp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talon/#x2)
- The hawk perched on the falconer's glove, which protected his arm from its talons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talon/#x3)
- The dragon's talons scraped across the rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talon/#x4)
- The witch pointed a long, talon-like fingernail at him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talon/#x5)
- Ospreys have rough talons to hold slippery fish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talon/#x6)
- A hungry Hawk presently spied her, and darting to the spot seized her in his talons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talon/#x7)

### Note

Plural: «talons». Usually for birds of prey; for cats and dogs say «claws». Say it "TAL-on".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «talon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talon/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«talon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/talon.html) on Mova free.