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词汇 talon
释义 talon
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈtæl.ən/ us /ˈtæl.ən/
a sharp nail on the foot of a bird that it uses when hunting animals(尤指猛禽的)爪
 
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talon | American Dictionary


talon
noun[ Cusually pl ]
us/ˈtæl·ən/
a sharp nail on the foot of a bird that it uses esp. when hunting animals

talon | Business English


talon
noun[ C ]
 FINANCE, STOCK MARKETuk /ˈtælən/us
a form that comes with some types of bond, that can be used to order new coupons (= part that is separated from a paper bond when interest is paid to the bond owner) when the original coupons are gone:
The bonds are in the denominations of £1,000, £10,000 and £500,000 each with coupons and one talon (if appropriate) attached on issue.

Examples of talon


talon
Here are some words which are not synonymous: ask/demand, child/infant, heel/ talon.
Turned to face us, the image appears ready to burst from the cramped confines of its pictorial space, as if to reach out and grasp us with its sharp talons.
That talon, more ferocious, threatened.
But are any steps to be talon about it?
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They can act only after the event, after the pollution has talon place, and the real cure is to prevent it from happening.
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Let it be remembered that to play the hawks one needs two essential characteristics of those birds—talons, however neatly sheathed, and vision.
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It is rather the genesis of the eagle we are discussing when we have the eagle now with beak, talons, and claws ready to do a good deal of harm.
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They have long strong legs with powerful talons.
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These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight.
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These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight.
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They have a characteristic aerial courtship display which culminates in the pair locking talons mid-air and whirling earthwards in series of spectacular cartwheels.
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Spectacular tandems, interlocking talons and falling some distance from the sky are typical of mutual displays.
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The greater bulldog bat trawls the water with its long, curved talons approximately 23 cm below the surface.
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Their plaster molding features a band with a talon motif over a cornice with an acanthus band and a broad ribbon of flowers and leaves.
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He has talons which give him a close combat advantage.
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