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web-footed

British  

adjective

  1. (of certain animals) having webbed feet that facilitate swimming

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A web-footed loner navigates a landless Earth, while a ruthless gangster chases him, a woman and their young companion.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2019

Among Mr. Perry’s earliest acting credits was a gig performing as Freddie Bird, his high school’s web-footed mascot.

From Washington Post Mar. 4, 2019

Unfortunately, the web-footed wonders were too busy quacking up to go for the goodies.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Emperor Haile Selassie was in town, Simmons' menu taboos included the flesh of web-footed fowl.

From Time Magazine Archive

No Pterodactyle has shown any trace of the web-footed condition seen in birds which swim on the water, unless the diverging bones of the hind foot in Rhamphorhynchus supports that inference.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

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