webbed

American  

[webd] / wɛbd /

adjective

1. having the fingers or toes connected by a web or membrane.

   the webbed foot of a duck or beaver.

2. connected or joined by a web, as the fingers or toes.

3. formed like or with a web.

   a webbed roof.

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webbed British  

/ wɛbd /

adjective

1. (of the feet of certain animals) having the digits connected by a thin fold of skin; palmate

2. having, consisting of, or resembling a web

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Other Word Forms

• unwebbed adjective

Etymology

Origin of webbed

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

Example Sentences

One young swan had tried to fly onto his shoulder, scratching at his skin with clawed, webbed feet.

From Literature

Daniel wasn’t a basilisk, didn’t have the right kind of webbed feet, definitely didn’t have a neck ruffle thing.

From Literature

The revolution will not be televised, but it might have webbed feet and bulging eyes.

From BBC

Can they still be webbed up and captured like Nansi did with the Shards under us?

From Literature

They floated there, quietly cleaning their feathers, until, below the water, their webbed feet started paddling, and they swam to shore and waddled onto a pebble beach.

From Literature