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web-footed

web-footed

1 3.7
Having toes joined by skin to help an animal swim, like a duck or frog
  • adjective
  • /ˈwɛbˌfʊtɪd/
translation icon : patas palmeadas
  • Many web-footed birds, like geese and swans, are excellent swimmers.

Examples

  • Be kind to your web-footed friends

    Another You (1991)

  • Get those two web-footed life guards outta here !

    The Aristocats (1970)

  • The web-footed duck glided effortlessly across the pond.

  • During our hike, we spotted several web-footed animals near the riverbank.

Synonyms

webbed
vsweb-footed
4 3.1

Having skin between the toes and fingers, like a duck or frog

is specific to feet and emphasizes swimming ability
web-toed
vsweb-footed
7.0

Skin joins the toes to help the animal swim

is used for swimming rather than only describing foot anatomy

How Aquatic

aquatic
31 4.4
web-footed
1 3.7
semiaquatic
1 6.3
terrestrial
4 4.0

Surface Forms

web-footed positive
web footed positive

Morphology

web-footed = web + foot (transparent) = web + foot + ed

The adjective is transparently formed from the compound components 'web' + 'foot' with the adjectival suffix '-ed' meaning 'having webs on the feet', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Web-footed is made of the parts web and foot, where web means 'like a spider's web' or 'a thin skin between the toes' and foot means the animal's foot. So, web-footed means 'feet joined by a web', which helps animals move in water.