webbed
pronunciation
How to pronounce webbed in British English:
UK [webd]
How to pronounce webbed in American English:
US [wɛbd]
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- Adjective:
- (of the feet of some animals) having the digits connected by a thin fold of skin
- having open interstices or resembling a web
Word Origin
- webbed (adj.)
- 1660s, from web.
Example
- 1. The otter has webbed feet and spends much of its time swimming .
- 2. Their legs are yellowish , with lobed toes rather than webbed feet .
- 3. Will I get webbed feet ?
- 4. Correction of webbed neck deformity with z-plasty and relevant ratiocination by method of thought experiments .
- 5. Any of various wild or domesticated swimming birds of the family anatidae , characteristically having a broad , flat bill , short legs , and webbed feet .