forepaw

English

Etymology

fore- +‎ paw

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔː(ɹ)pɔː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɹpɔ/, /ˈfɔɹpɑ/

Noun

forepaw (plural forepaws)

1. Either of the paws of an animal's foreleg, homologous to the hand in humans.

Translations

paw of an animal's foreleg

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 前爪 (qiánzhǎo)

• Finnish: etukäpälä
• French: patte avant f