web-footed
|web-foot-ed|
/ˈwɛbˌfʊtɪd/
having webbed feet
Etymology
'web-footed' originates from English, formed as a compound of 'web' + 'foot' with the adjectival suffix '-ed'.
'web' comes from Old English 'webb' (woven fabric, web-like structure) and 'foot' comes from Old English 'fōt'; the compound combining these elements with '-ed' produced the descriptive adjective 'web-footed' in modern English.
Initially and historically it described 'having a web (between the toes) on the foot'; this core meaning has been retained into modern usage to mean 'having webbed feet'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
having webbed feet or toes (feet adapted with skin between the toes for swimming).
The web-footed duck swam swiftly across the pond.
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