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clawed

/klɔːd/

clawed adjective: having claws (of animals). Also the simple past and past participle of claw.

Adjective

clawed (not comparable)

  1. having claws (of animals)
    • Larvae and nymphs with stubby bilobed large-clawed legs are cytophagous on epithelial cells beneath the lids.1985, Ke Chung Kim, Coevolution of parasitic arthropods and mammals, page 613

Also used as

clawed is also the simple past and past participle of claw.

Words formed from clawed

Phrases with clawed

Words that rhyme with clawed

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Questions about clawed

What does clawed mean?
Clawed means having claws (of animals).
What part of speech is clawed?
Clawed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce clawed?
Clawed is pronounced /klɔːd/.

Words near clawed in the dictionary

  1. claw-hammer coats
  2. clawback
  3. clawbacks
  4. clawbed
  5. clawbeds
  6. clawed
  7. clawed away
  8. clawed back
  9. clawed frog
  10. clawed frogs
  11. clawed off

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