Cat's paw or Catspaw may refer to:
"Cat's paw", an idiom, meaning "the dupe (or unwitting tool) of another", derived from Jean de La Fontaine's fable "The Monkey and the Cat" Cat's paw theory, a legal doctrine derived from the fable
Arts and entertainment Catspaw (rock opera), a 1974 Australian rock musical written by Dorothy Hewett Catspaw (TV series), a 1978 Australian series "Catspaw" (Star Trek: The Original Series), a television episode The Cat's-Paw, a 1934 film with Harold Lloyd Cat's Paw (1959 film), a Looney Tunes cartoon Catspaw (comics), April Dumaka, a superhero character in DC Comics Cat's Paw (adventure), for the role-playing game Marvel Super Heroes Cat's Paw, an American play by william Mastrosimone Catspaw, a 1988 science fiction novel by Joan D. Vinge Catspaw, a 2021 album by Matthew Sweet "Cat’s Paw", a 1971 episode of Mission: Impossible Cat's Paw Palace, a theater cofounded by Margaret Fisher in 1973
Nature Cat's Paw Mussel, one of a few species of Epioblasma mussels Cat's paw coral, one of a few genera of coral Catspaw, informal name of some species of the plant Anigozanthus (Haemodoraceae) Cat's Paw Nebula or Bear Claw Nebula, common names for NGC 6334 Cat's paw (wave), in Earth sciences, a pattern of shallow ripples (capillary waves) on the surface of water
Technology Cat's paw (knot), a knot used for connecting a rope to an object Cat's paw (tool), a hand tool for extracting nails Cat's Paw (brand), a brand that produced patented slip-resistant rubber heels Cat's paw, a type of independent-jaw chuck
See also Maneki-neko, Japanese good luck figurine seen waving its paw