"dewclaw" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dewclaws [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain first element + claw. Compare dewlap. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{m|en|claw}} claw, {{m|en|dewlap}} dewlap Head templates: {{en-noun}} dewclaw (plural dewclaws)
  1. A vestigial digit, hoof or claw that does not reach the ground. Wikipedia link: dewclaw Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Synonyms: dew claw Translations (a vestigial digit, hoof or claw that does not reach the ground): زمعة (Arabic), paspárek (Czech), ulveklo (Danish), wolfsklauw (Dutch), hubertusklauw (Dutch), kannus (english: digit/hoof) (Finnish), kannuskynsi (english: claw) (Finnish), ergot [masculine] (French), Geäfter [neuter] (German), Afterkralle [feminine] (German), fattyúköröm (Hungarian), fattyúcsülök (Hungarian), fűköröm (Hungarian), sperone [masculine] (Italian), 狼爪 (Japanese), kuku embun (Malay), wilczy pazur [masculine] (Polish), прибылой палец (pribyloj palec) (Russian), espolón [masculine] (Spanish), lättklöv [common-gender] (Swedish), biklöv [common-gender] (Swedish), ewin ffêr [feminine, masculine] (Welsh)

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