Fangkralle

English translation: claws or talons for catching prey

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German term or phrase:Fangkrallen
English translation:claws or talons for catching prey
Entered by: Veronika Neuhold

21:22 Oct 20, 2019
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology / predators
German term or phrase: Fangkralle
In der Tierwelt gibt es eigene Tierarten mit Reißzähnen oder *Fangkrallen*.
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Kralle = claw

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kralle
Veronika Neuhold
Austria
Local time: 15:52
grasping claw
Explanation:
I would say as we don't know which animals are involved ...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-10-20 23:38:24 GMT)
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fangkralle, f. ungula avis rapacis, womit der raubvogel seinen fang packt

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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-10-20 23:39:34 GMT)
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so the bird of prey would grasp its victim with its claw(s)

seems to be ok IMO
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David Hollywood
Local time: 11:52
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1grasping claw
David Hollywood
3talons
Ramey Rieger (X)
1retractable or retractile claws
andres-larsen
Summary of reference entries provided
Reißzähne carnassials
Kim Metzger

Discussion entries: 10





  

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grasping claw


Explanation:
I would say as we don't know which animals are involved ...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-10-20 23:38:24 GMT)
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fangkralle, f. ungula avis rapacis, womit der raubvogel seinen fang packt

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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-10-20 23:39:34 GMT)
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so the bird of prey would grasp its victim with its claw(s)

seems to be ok IMO

David Hollywood
Local time: 11:52
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: That's the best I could come up with too.
31 mins
  -> thanks Kim as always
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retractable or retractile claws


Explanation:
In the animal world there are separate animal species with fangs and retractable or retractile claws used to catch and grip prey

sources:

Do big cats have retractable claws? - BBC Science Focus ...
https://www.sciencefocus.com › Nature
Technically, these are the roaring cats, like tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards, and they all possess fully retractable claws like domestic cats. This adaptation ensures their claws are protected by a sheath of skin when they are not being used to catch prey, climb, scratch or provide traction.

Retractile claw | anatomy | Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com › science › retractile-claw
Other articles where Retractile claw is discussed: cat: Claws: …is a remarkable mechanism for retracting the cat's claws when they are not in use. The claw is ...

Claws protract to grip prey : Lion - AskNature
https://asknature.org › strategy › claws-protract-to-grip-prey
Jun 8, 2017 - Claws of the African lion protract from sheaths of skin to grab prey using muscles and tendons ... With this protraction mechanism, the claws are either passively retracted ... enables the lion to control when to use its sharp claws for hunting, ... (To call them 'retractile' is to misunderstand the animal's behavior.) ...

Retractable Claws: Why Does My Cat Have Them? - Vetstreet
www.vetstreet.com › Our Pet Experts › Colleen Oakley
Jun 27, 2012 - Have you ever wondered about why your kitty has retractable claws? ... for hunting — retractable nails make it easier to catch and grip prey.

Why Do Cats Have Retractable Claws? | CANIDAE®
https://www.canidae.com › blog › 2019/02 › why-do-cats-have-retractable...
Feb 1, 2019 - Do Big Cats Also Have Retractable Claws? Just like our domestic housecats, most big (wild) cats including tigers, lions, cougars, jaguars and leopards keep their claws retracted when not in use. Cheetahs have semi-retractable claws, because these incredibly fast sprinters need extra traction while running.


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with raptor birds the equivalent term would be raptor talons:

Predatory Functional Morphology in Raptors: Interdigital Variation in Talon Size Is Related to Prey Restraint and Immobilisation Technique - Plos
https://journals.plos.org › plosone › article › journal.pone.0007999
DW Fowler - ‎2009 - ‎
Nov 25, 2009 - Surprisingly little is known about the morphology of raptor talons and how they are employed during feeding behaviour. Talon size variation ...

How Raptors Use Their Deadly Talons | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com › 7979-raptors-deadly-talons
Dec 2, 2009 - In the most thorough study up to now of raptor talons, scientists took detailed measurements of length and curvature of the claws from 24 bird of ...

The Gruesome Power of Raptor Talons | WIRED
https://www.wired.com › 2009/11 › raptor-talons
Nov 25, 2009 - The most thorough study to date of raptor talons reveals their feet to be extraordinarily specialized hunting tools, perfectly suited to their ...

Beware the Deadly Talon - Montana FWP
fwp.mt.gov › mtoutdoors › HTML › articles › talons
Some raptors use their talons to attack with high-speed killing blows, while others suffocate their prey to death in a constricting grip. Some give their victims the ...

Hawks' fierce grip to be feared | Star Tribune
www.startribune.com › hawks-fierce-grip-to-be-feared
Jan 5, 2016 - Raptors are equipped to snatch prey with an unrelenting grasp. ... Golden eagle talons can have a grip pressure as high as 400 pounds per ...

Gripping Strength of an Eagle — Understanding ... - HawkQuest
https://www.hawkquest.org › Gripping
A raptor is a bird of prey that hunts and kills with its feet. By definition ... "ratchet" effect, enabling the eagle to maintain tremendous pressure on the talons without.

Australian High Country Raptors - Page 7-14 -
https://books.google.com › books
Jerry Olsen - 2014 - ‎Science
Figure 7.14 Talons of the inner and hind toes on an eagle are the largest and most lethal. A raptor's talons are needlesharp, and because raptors generate an ...

andres-larsen
Venezuela
Local time: 10:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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talons


Explanation:
Can't imagine it's anything else
https://www.google.com/search?q=talons&rlz=1C1GCEA_enDE820DE...

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 15:52
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Michele Fauble: For birds of prey
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Reference comments


57 mins
Reference: Reißzähne carnassials

Reference information:
The carnassial teeth are large and very effective in cutting meat. The well-developed premolars, which are used for cutting up smaller food sources, are another telltale sign of a varied diet. The wolf also has relatively well-developed molars, which bring flexibility when deciding what to eat. Indeed, the wolf's teeth are better suited for eating a versatile diet consisting of more than just meat than those of the lynx, for example. http://www.largecarnivores.fi/species/wolf/description-of-th...

Reißzähne carnassials
https://www.dict.cc/german-english/Reißzähne.html
FANGKRALLE, f. ungula avis rapacis, womit der raubvogel seinen fang packt. http://woerterbuchnetz.de/DWB/call_wbgui_py_from_form?sigle=...

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
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