bear paws

Grizzly's front feet

Bear paws are the large, clawed feet of a bear—powerful appendages adapted for digging, climbing, and catching prey.

The term extends to things resembling them: bear paw snowshoes have a wide, rounded shape for flotation in deep snow, and bear claws are a type of pastry with sliced sections suggesting toes.

Fresh bear paw prints crossed the trail.

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salmon · hibernate · forest · tracks · swipe · padded · cubs · wild · powerful · massive · scratching · climbing · pastry · bakery · baked goods · chocolate · maple · maple syrup

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Opposites
appendage type

bear pawshooves

Ungulate foot coverings

cloven hooves · horse hooves · flippers · webbed feet · fins

animal association

bear pawsbutterfly wings

Scaled insect flight organs

wild vs refined/human

bear pawsnimble fingers

Agile, precise manual dexterity

Family

bear, paw, bears, paws, bearing, bearer, bearable, unbearable, forbear

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G