Meanings
adjectiveclawlike (comparative more clawlike, superlative most clawlike)
comparative more clawlike · superlative most clawlike
- Resembling a claw.
The tool, a clawlike gripper less than a millimeter in diameter, could grab cells from tissue for a biopsy, for example.
2009 January 13, Henry Fountain, “A Microscopic Tool Inspired by the Human Hand”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveresembling a claw
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Origin
- Englishclaw
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishclawlike
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APA
clawlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clawlike
MLA
“clawlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clawlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clawlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clawlike.
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