I'm serious. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paw https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paw Look up the definition of a paw. I think you have a

I'm serious. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paw https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paw Look up the definition of a paw. I think you have a sort of mixed up definition of what it is. Possibly a different definition used among your "bat expert" friends. And I quote (again): Paw: the foot of a quadruped (such as a lion or dog) that has claws broadly : the foot of an animal Both the broad and technical definition of paw fits what the bat has. Bats have paws. The thing you are referring to is likely are these soft pads that are often on the paws, sometimes called paw pads.