claw mark
Talon's traced furrow
A claw mark is a scratch or gouge left by an animal's claws, typically visible on surfaces like tree bark, furniture, or skin.
The plural claw marks is more common, since animals rarely leave just one: Claw marks on the door frame showed where the cat had been scratching.
Figuratively, claw marks can suggest any sign of desperate struggle or territorial presence.
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
- gashDeep, ragged incision
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- talonRaptor's curved nail
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
beast · slash · wild animal · torn · flesh · blood · scar · rip · gouge · feral · attack · bear · bear attack · tiger · wolf · skin · deep · jagged
- scratchescat scratch, scrape, scuff, gash, abrasion
- trace fossilstrace fossils, trackway, trackways, burrows, burrow
- animal feetpaw, paws, hoof, hooves, talons
- clawstalons, talon, pincers, pincer, dewclaw
- dinosaur fossilsdinosaur bones, dinosaur footprints, coprolite, mounted skeleton, coprolites
- footprintsfootprint, paw print, shoe print, shoeprint, fossil footprint
type of animal wound/mark
claw markbite mark
Impression left by teeth
bite wound · tooth mark · puncture wound · stab wound · fang marks
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