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🦦 Without claws 🌸 No narrow base
clawless

clawless

3.5
Having no sharp nails on the feet or hands
  • adjective
  • /ˈklɔːləs/
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  • Scientists studied the clawless limbs of the animal to understand its evolution.

This was from an interview you did with Scott Ramsey, I believe, about a Cape clawless Otter.

Examples

  • The clawless otter is well adapted for swimming in rivers and lakes.

  • Unlike most cats, this species is completely clawless and cannot climb trees.

  • Look at that clawless turtle!

  • This is a clawless crab.

  • The clawless turtle moved smoothly across the sand, completely at home in its environment.

  • Unlike its fierce cousins, this creature is clawless and relies on speed to escape predators.

  • The scientist discovered a clawless species of crab that adapted well to its unique habitat.

Antonyms

clawed
3.3

Having sharp, curved nails like a cat or bird that grab and scratch

How Clawed

taloned
1 8.0
clawed
3.3
clawless
3.5

Surface Forms

clawless positive

Morphology

clawless = claw (transparent) = claw + less

Clear, regular derivation: 'claw' + '-less' = 'without claws', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Clawless is made of the parts claw and -less, where claw is the curved nail of an animal and -less means 'without'. So clawless simply describes an animal or limb that is 'without' claws.