forepaw (redirected from forepaws)

fore·paw  (fôrpô, fr-)

n.

The paw of an animal's foreleg.

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forepaw

Noun

either of the front feet of a land mammal that does not have hooves

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

forepaw - front paw; analogous to the human hand paw - a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped hand - terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos); "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union forelimb - the front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing)