dewclaw
noun
- a functionless digit on the foot of some animals, as on the inner side of a dog's leg or above the true hoof in cattle, deer, etc.
- the claw or hoof at the end of such a digit
See dewclaw in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(do͞oˈklôˌ, dyo͞oˈ-)
noun A vestigial digit or claw not reaching the ground and found on the feet of certain mammals.
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