clawedness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

clawed +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

clawedness (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The property of having claws (of a specified type or number).
    • 2007 September 4, Henry Fountain, “In a Righty World, Left-Clawed Crabs Are at a Loss”, in New York Times[1]:
      One reason for this, the researchers say, is that it might be more difficult for a fiddler to size up an opponent of opposite clawedness.