web-footed

Having flipper feet

Web-footed describes animals whose toes are connected by thin membranes of skin, an adaptation for swimming.

Ducks, geese, frogs, and otters are web-footed.

The webbing works like a paddle, pushing water efficiently.

The web-footed pelican dove for fish.

waterfowl

duck

Waterbird that quacks

  • gooseLarge honking waterfowl
  • swanLarge graceful waterbird
  • mallardCommon dabbling waterfowl

pintail · teal · shoveler · canvasback · eider · scoter · goldeneye · merganser · gadwall · wigeon

anatomy

webbing

Tough woven strap material

flippers · interdigital · paddle · propulsion · streamlined · adaptation · hindfoot · forefoot · spread · retracted

mammals

platypus

Egg-laying Australian mammal

  • beaverDam-constructing aquatic rodent
  • otterSemi-aquatic weasel relative
  • sealAuthentication stamp or mark

sea lion · walrus · muskrat · capybara · coypu · webbing · aquatic · semiaquatic · fur · lodge

amphibians

frog

Tailless leaping amphibian

  • toadWarty terrestrial amphibian
  • newtSmall aquatic salamander
  • salamanderTailed, moist-skinned amphibian

tadpole · metamorphosis · spawn · pond · webbing · hind legs · swimming · aquatic · herpetology

habitat

wetlands

Water-saturated terrain

  • marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
  • pondSmall still body
  • lakeEnclosed body of freshwater

estuary · swamp · bayou · delta · lagoon · mangrove · riparian · bog · riverbank · shoreline

Categories
  • ___-footed words
Opposites
foot structure/morphology

web-footedunwebbed

Lacking membrane between digits

clawed · cloven-hoofed · hoofed · taloned · hooved

Family

webfooted

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G