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clawless

Syllables: claw·less/ˈklɔːləs/

clawless adjective: having no claws.

Adjective

clawless (comparative more clawless, superlative most clawless)

  1. Having no claws.
    • Where 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
    • 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 2020

clawless meaning in Tamil

clawless in Tamil

without claw
வளைநகமற்ற vaḷainakamaṟṟa

Forms of clawless

comparativemore clawless
superlativemost clawless

Origin of clawless

From claw + -less.

Words formed from clawless

  • African clawless otter
  • Cape clawless otter
  • Cape Range clawless gecko
  • Central Uplands clawless gecko
  • clawless draba
  • clawlessness
  • clawless otter
  • Congo clawless otter
  • Madagascar clawless gecko
  • northern clawless gecko
  • Pilbara clawless gecko
  • southwestern clawless gecko
  • Southwest Kimberley clawless gecko
  • western clawless gecko

Words that rhyme with clawless

Questions about clawless

What does clawless mean?
Clawless means having no claws.
What is clawless in Tamil?
Clawless in Tamil is வளைநகமற்ற (vaḷainakamaṟṟa). See Clawless meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is clawless?
Clawless is an adjective.
How do you pronounce clawless?
Clawless is pronounced /ˈklɔːləs/.

Words near clawless in the dictionary

  1. clawing away
  2. clawing back
  3. clawing off
  4. clawingly
  5. clawings
  6. clawless
  7. clawlessness
  8. clawlike
  9. clawmark
  10. clawmarks
  11. claws

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