Meanings
nounforepaw (plural forepaws)
plural forepaws
- Either of the paws of an animal's foreleg, homologous to the hand in humans.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 前爪
- 前爪 (qiánzhǎo)paw of an animal's foreleg
Finnish etukäpälä
- etukäpäläpaw of an animal's foreleg
French patte avant
- patte avantpaw of an animal's foreleg
Swedish framtass, ram
- framtasspaw of an animal's foreleg
- rampaw of an animal's foreleg
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APA
forepaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forepaw
MLA
“forepaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forepaw. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forepaw,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forepaw.
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