webfoot

English

Webfeet of a mute swan

Etymology

Alteration of earlier webbed foot, re-analysed as web +‎ foot.

Noun

webfoot (plural webfeet)

a foot that has toes connected by folds of skin
- The Newfoundland dog has webfeet.
a web-footed animal
- The Newfoundland dog is a webfoot.

Synonyms

webbed foot

Translations

foot

Danish: svømmefod c
Finnish: räpyläjalka
Norwegian:
Bokmål: svømmehud m or f, svømmefot m, svømmeflik m, svømmelapp m
Swedish: simfot c

animal

Finnish: räpyläjalkainen
Norwegian:
Bokmål: svømmefugl m

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