Definition of: talon

(tal′ən) noun
1. The claw of a bird or other animal, especially of a bird of prey: often applied figuratively, as to a grasping human hand.
2. A projection on the bolt of a lock on which the key presses in shooting the bolt.
3. In card games, the part of a pack left on the table after the deal; the stock.
4. The heel of a sword blade. [<OF, spur <L talus heel]
—tal′oned adjective