talons

Thirty-three spectators at the cockfight were detained and about 250 roosters were discovered, along with a fighting ring, a scoreboard and steel talons, according to officials.

Twelve months later, the match ball arrived in the talons of an eagle.

In owls, for example, touch centers that typically correspond to face touch are devoted solely to talons.

A sharp but necessary pivot from scales and talons brings me to Star Wars’ most adorable animals: Ewoks, the sweet, cherubic creatures that populate the forest moon of Endor in “Return of the Jedi.”

Lady Macbeth hasn’t yet gotten her talons into her husband.