WEBBED Definition & Meaning

webbed

[ webd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having the fingers or toes connected by a web or membrane:
the webbed foot of a duck or beaver.
connected or joined by a web, as the fingers or toes.
formed like or with a web:
a webbed roof.

webbed

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adjective

(of the feet of certain animals) having the digits connected by a thin fold of skin; palmate
having, consisting of, or resembling a web

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of webbed¹

First recorded in 1655–65; web + -ed ³

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An amphibious mouse with webbed feet and a blob-headed fish are among 27 new species scientists have discovered in Peru.

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Sindle, less than 5 feet tall with curly blond hair, was born with a birth defect, toes that were partly fused together, giving her feet a webbed appearance.

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They had webbed toes that splayed out as they sank into the sand and kept them from plunging under.

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Back in the forest, a Wallace’s flying frog sprang from a tree—its spindly legs and webbed toes spread-eagle—seeming more bat than amphibian.

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Their feet are adapted for powerful swimming, with every toe webbed.

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