Definition
A small toe or claw on the inner side of the hind leg of certain animals like dogs, cats, and deer, located above the main foot; it doesn't touch the ground when the animal walks.
Etymology
From Old English dēaw (dew) + claw. Named because it hangs loosely and brushes through dew-covered grass as the animal walks. The term dates back at least to Middle English.
Kelly Says
The 'dew' in dewclaw isn't about moisture—it's poetic observation: medieval people noticed these useless little claws brushing through dewy grass, so they named it that way.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰላም ክልል
se-lam kil-il
ARالعربية
أظافر الندى
aẓāf al-nidā
BNবাংলা
রোদের ক্লো
roh-der klo
CACatalà
rosella
roh-seh-lah
CSČeština
kopyto rosni
ko-py-to roh-sni
DADansk
rosklør
roh-sklor
DEDeutsch
Taubekrallen
tow-beh-krah-len
ELΕλληνικά
κλινάρι ατμού
kli-na-ri a-t-moo
ESEspañol
garra de rocío
gar-rah deh roh-thee-oh
FAفارسی
خال شبنم
khaal shabnam
FISuomi
rosinklaavi
roh-sin-klaa-vi
FRFrançais
griff de rosée
griff deh roh-zay
HEעברית
קליעה של ערפל
kli-ah shel ar-fel
HIहिन्दी
रोशनी की नाखून
roh-shee-nee kee nah-koon
HUMagyar
harmatkarm
har-mat-kar-m
IDBahasa Indonesia
kuku embun
ku-ku em-bun
ITItaliano
unghia di rugiada
ung-hee-ah dee roo-gee-ah
KKKK
жаңа бас киім
jan-a bas ki-im
KO한국어
이슬 발톱
iseul bal-toop
MSBahasa Melayu
kuku embun
ku-ku em-bun
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေကြွင်း ပုံ
shwe-kwin poon
NLNederlands
dauwklauw
dow-klau
NONorsk
rosklor
roh-sklor
PLPolski
pazur rosy
pa-zur roh-see
PTPortuguês
garra de orvalho
gar-rah deh or-vah-loo
RORomână
unghie de rouă
ung-hee-eh deh rou-ah
RUРусский
когтец росы
kog-tets roh-si
SVSvenska
rosklor
roh-sklor
SWKiswahili
mguu ya mawingu
m-goo ya ma-win-goo
TAதமிழ்
குளிர்ந்த கை
koo-lirn-tha kai
TEతెలుగు
నీటి వెన్నెముక
nee-tee ven-ne-mook
THไทย
เล็บน้ำค้าง
lebp nam-khang
TLTL
talim ng ulap
ta-lim ng oo-lap
TRTürkçe
damla pençesi
dam-la pen-cheh-si
UKУкраїнська
кіготь роси
ki-got roh-si
URاردو
پھول کا ناخن
fool ka nah-kh
VITiếng Việt
móng sương
mong-sương