webbed

[ webd ]

/ wɛbd /

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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.

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Origin of webbed

First recorded in 1655–65; web + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM webbed

un·webbed, adjective

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How to use webbed in a sentence

To make this point, I showed pictures of otherwise healthy humans who had been born with webbed feet and tails.
My Debate With an ‘Intelligent Design’ Theorist|Karl W. Giberson|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I am not good at cutting my losses; I am webbed in all around by dangling threads.
The Men on the Dais|Daphne Merkin|January 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST
And everybody knows that webbed feet are the best for swimming.
The Tale of Chirpy Cricket|Arthur Scott Bailey
As the eggs are laid the male fecundates them, then taking them in his large webbed feet he spreads them out on the female's back.
The Natural Philosophy of Love|Remy de Gourmont

They have strong wings and fly great distances, and with their webbed feet swim well, too.
Stories of California|Ella M. Sexton
Winding trails of light webbed the crater's walls, and at places ebon cavities jeweled among the light.
The Jewels of Aptor|Samuel R. Delany
The fore-feet have only four toes, and are unwebbed; the hind-feet are large, long, and widely webbed.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin

British Dictionary definitions for webbed

webbed

/ (wɛbd) /

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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webbed

Origin of webbed

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British Dictionary definitions for webbed