Frogfoot

/ˈfrɒɡfʊt/ noun

Definition

A webbed or wide, flat foot resembling a frog's foot, used in swimming or as a descriptive term for someone with such feet.

Etymology

Compound of 'frog' and 'foot,' used since the 16th century in both literal anatomical descriptions and metaphorical characterizations.

Kelly Says

Human feet compared to frogfeet show how our language borrows from animals to describe physical variations—and how frogs, despite their weird appearance to us, are evolutionary swimming champions.

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