webfoot
Aquatic bird feature
A webfoot is a foot with toes connected by membrane, as found on ducks, geese, frogs, and other aquatic animals.
The webbing acts as a paddle for swimming.
Webfoot also serves as an informal name for someone from a rainy region—particularly Oregon, where residents have jokingly been called webfoots since the 19th century.
Waterbird that quacks
- gooseLarge honking waterfowl
- swanLarge graceful waterbird
- pelicanPouch-throated waterbird
- cormorantFish-diving seabird
grebe · loon · gannet · booby · albatross · penguin · puffin · guillemot
Tailless leaping amphibian
- toadWarty terrestrial amphibian
- amphibianDual-habitat cold-blooded vertebrate
- otterSemi-aquatic weasel relative
- beaverDam-constructing aquatic rodent
platypus · newt · salamander · capybara · muskrat · nutria · coypu · paddle
Thin tissue sheet
- palmateHaving radiating lobes
- toesPedal digits
- interdigitalBetween fingers or toes
- lobateHaving rounded projections
phalanges · hallux · morphology · metatarsus · tarsus · keratin · claw · scales
Native of the 33rd state
- OregonNorthwestern U.S. state
- PortlandMajor Oregon city
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- regionalRelating to an area
Pacific Northwest · rainy · damp · soggy · mascot · colloquial
duck
Waterbird that quacks
cormorant · grebe · loon · gannet · booby · albatross · penguin · puffin · guillemot · shearwater
frog
Tailless leaping amphibian
- toadWarty terrestrial amphibian
- amphibianDual-habitat cold-blooded vertebrate
- otterSemi-aquatic weasel relative
beaver · platypus · newt · salamander · capybara · muskrat · nutria · coypu · paddle · aquatic
membrane
Thin tissue sheet
- palmateHaving radiating lobes
- toesPedal digits
- interdigitalBetween fingers or toes
lobate · phalanges · hallux · morphology · metatarsus · tarsus · keratin · claw · scales · plantigrade
Oregonian
Native of the 33rd state
regional · Pacific Northwest · rainy · damp · soggy · mascot · colloquial
propulsion
Force driving movement forward
- paddlingStroking water with blades
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- glideMove with effortless continuity
dive · surface · buoyancy · streamlined · aquatic · locomotion · thrust · efficient · submerge · float