clawless en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈklɔːləs/
Etymology
From claw + -less.
Meanings
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Having no claws.
You are still clawless, and that guard on the wall probably thinks you’re doing some kind of very-low-energy yoga routine.
2020, Kazerad, ==>, in: Prequel -or- Making a Cat Cry: The Adventure (webcomic), August 19 2020Where both parents are clawless the progeny also are usually unclawed, indicating that the genetic factors concerned are either wholly lost to the germ plasm or too weak to express themselves in the soma.
1920, Journal of Genetics, volume 9, page 165:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most clawless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more clawless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Madagascar clawless gecko · clawless draba · African clawless otter · Cape clawless otter · western clawless gecko · Southwest Kimberley clawless gecko · Central Uplands clawless gecko · Cape Range clawless gecko · clawlessness · Congo clawless otter · Pilbara clawless gecko · southwestern clawless gecko · northern clawless gecko · clawless otter
Translations (1)
ta வளைநகமற்ற (without claw)