肉垫

此条目的主题是脚爪上的肉球。关于可供食用的肉球，请见“肉圆”。

肉垫是食肉目动物脚掌中心部无毛的部分，在狩猎的时候可以充当脚垫有减少脚步声利于潜行的功用。

画廊

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  狗前爪的肉垫 A) 爪(Claw) B) 趾(Digital Pads), C) 掌(Metacarpal Pad), D) 上爪(Dew Claw), E) 腕骨(Carpal Pad).
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  An American brown bear's paws.
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  A polar bear's paws.
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  A dog's paw resting on a hard concrete surface
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  Structures of the leg and paw of a dog.
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  A wolf's paws
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  A tiger's paw, showing pads
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  A cat's paw, showing pads.
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  Structures of the paw of a cat.
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  A rabbit's foot.
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  The hind paws of a Japanese hare.
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  A red panda's paw, showing the absence of paw pads.
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  The paw of a yellow-throated marten.
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  The forepaw of a European badger.
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  Front paw of European hamster