dewclaw

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Alternative forms

• dew claw

Etymology

Uncertain first element + claw. Compare dewlap. One suggestion, possibly a folk etymology, is that dewclaws brush dew away.

Noun

dewclaw (plural dewclaws)

1. A vestigial digit, hoof or claw that does not reach the ground.

Translations

a vestigial digit, hoof or claw that does not reach the ground

Arabic: زمعة Czech: paspárek m, vlčí dráp m Danish: ulveklo Dutch: wolfsklauw (nl), hubertusklauw Finnish: kannus (fi) (digit/hoof), kannuskynsi (claw) French: ergot (fr) m German: Geäfter n, Afterkralle f, Afterzehe f Hungarian: fattyúköröm (hu), fattyúcsülök (hu), fűköröm (hu) Italian: sperone (it) m Japanese: 狼爪 Malay: kuku embun Polish: wilczy pazur (pl) m Russian: прибыло́й па́лец (ru) m (pribylój pálec) Spanish: espolón (es) m Swedish: lättklöv c, biklöv c Welsh: ewin ffêr m or f