webbed

[webd]

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.

webbed

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• unwebbed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of webbed¹

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

Example Sentences

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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According to her testimony in court records, police had told Napoletano, falsely, that webbed footprints had been found at one of the crime scenes, footprints that could have been left by Sindle’s webbed feet.

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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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