dewclaw

English

A dog's paw with the dewclaw labeled (D).

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
• 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