Resembling a claw in shape, function, or appearance; having the curved, gripping quality of a claw.
From claw plus -like (a suffix meaning 'similar to'). The -like suffix comes from Old English and Germanic roots meaning 'alike' or 'of the same kind.'
Claw-like hands appear in describing everything from ancient dinosaurs to modern medical conditions—it's fascinating how useful this description is because the claw shape (curved, gripping, sharp) shows up everywhere in nature as a design solution.
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