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webbed

American

[webd] / wɛbd /

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.

webbed British

/ 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

"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

Other Word Forms

unwebbed adjective

Etymology

Origin of webbed

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

Example Sentences

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The revolution will not be televised, but it might have webbed feet and bulging eyes.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

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.

From National Geographic • Jan. 23, 2024

Their feet are adapted for powerful swimming, with every toe webbed.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2024

While tarantulas wait below with their eight eyes pointed skyward, trapdoor spiders build a webbed door and fling it open when the unsuspecting prey walks by.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2023

They looked green and ghostly under the water, and they had become webbed.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

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