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webbed

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webbed  (wbd)
adj.
1. Having or connected by a web.
2. Linked or related to the World Wide Web.
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Adj.1.webbedwebbed - (of the feet of some animals) having the digits connected by a thin fold of skin
unwebbed - (of the feet of some animals) not webbed; "a primitive frog with unwebbed toes"
2.webbedwebbed - having open interstices or resembling a web
netlike, netted, webby, weblike, lacy
reticular, reticulate - resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system"
Translations

webbed [wɛbd] adj [foot] → palmeado
webbed [ˈwɛbd] adj [foot] → palmé(e)
webbed [ˈwɛbd] web adj [foot] → Schwimm-
webbed [wɛbd] adj [foot] → palmato/a


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Look at the Mustela vison of North America, which has webbed feet and which resembles an otter in its fur, short legs, and form of tail; during summer this animal dives for and preys on fish, but during the long winter it leaves the frozen waters, and preys like other polecats on mice and land animals.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
As he approached us, he began to make uncouth noises, and held up his hands to show us his fingers, which were webbed to the first knuckle, like a duck's foot.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
The entire member seems a dense webbed bed of welded sinews; but cut into it, and you find that three distinct strata compose it: --upper, middle, and lower.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
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