/klɔ: ||; klɔ/noun[C] 1 one of the long curved nails on the end of an animal's or a bird's foot (鸟、兽的)爪 ☞pictures at shellfish and on page C1 见shellfish及C1页插图
2 one of a pair of long, sharp fingers that certain types of shellfish and some insects have. They use them for holding or picking things up (甲壳类水生动物和某些昆虫的)螯,钳: the claws of a crab 蟹钳