Webbed

/wɛbd/ adjective

Definition

Connected by thin skin or membrane stretched between fingers or toes, like a duck's foot.

Etymology

From 'web,' which comes from Old English 'wefan' meaning to weave. The '-ed' suffix turns it into an adjective describing something with web-like connections.

Kelly Says

Webbed feet evolved independently in many different animals—ducks, frogs, otters, and even some dinosaurs—showing how nature keeps solving the same swimming problem.

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