bear claws

Sliced bakery treats

Bear claws are the curved, sharp nails on a bear's paws—formidable tools for digging, climbing, and defense.

The term also names a pastry: a large, sweet, yeast-raised or puff pastry with slits cut along one edge to resemble claws, typically filled with almond paste or fruit: I grabbed a bear claw and coffee on my way to work.

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sharp nails · dessert · Danish pastry · breakfast pastry · wild animal · national park · grip · scratch · patisserie · treats · sweet tooth · keratin · hibernate · glaze · icing · talons · salmon · fierce

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pastry type and character

bear clawshardtack

Imperishable unleavened wafer

plain bagel · rice cake · crispbread · matzo · dinner roll

animal appendage function

bear clawshooves

Ungulate foot coverings

flippers · webbed feet · suction cups

predator vs. prey features

bear clawsshell

Hard outer covering

camouflage · turtle shell · porcupine quills

Family

bear, claw, bearing, claws, bears, unbearable, forbearance, forbear, forbearing

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G