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fin-footed

[ fin-foot-id ]

/ ˈfɪnˌfʊt ɪd /

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adjective Ornithology.

having feet with the toes separately furnished with flaps, as the finfoots and coots.

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Origin of fin-footed

First recorded in 1640–50

Words nearby fin-footed

fine structure, fine-tooth comb, fine-tune, finfish, finfoot, fin-footed, Fingal's Cave, finger, fingerboard, finger bowl, fingerbreadth

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Example sentences from the Web for fin-footed

The running machines are a gloomy chorus of heavy-footed stomping.
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There, so taken, caught in the act, flat-footed, we are obliged to make our stand.
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Instead, it left the candidate scrambling and her campaign flat footed.
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The U.S. was wrong-footed diplomatically and militarily humbled.
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On Sunday the publisher was caught flat-footed and scrambling to respond to the leak.
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It was no wonder that he felt quite at home in the duck-pond, which was made for web-footed folk.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Orellana was very warmly received by armed swift-footed females, which originated the fanciful name Amazonia.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Mais on peut bien appeller vn voyage heureux, quand en fin on arrive bon port.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
En fin il parvint Dieppe, & apres quelque sejour il se mit en mer le 26.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Bref ilz remboursent lesditz Marchs de chac deux milles livres, 176 & se mettent en fin la voile le 26.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

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