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 Tal·on n.
 1. The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the claw of a bird of prey.
 2. Zool. One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth.
 3. Arch. A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; -- usually called an ogee.
 Note: ☞ When the concave part is at the top, it is called an inverted talon.
 4. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt.
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