webfoot

English

Webfeet of a mute swan

Etymology

Alteration of earlier webbed foot, re-analysed as web +‎ foot.

Noun

webfoot (plural webfoots or webfeet)

1. (plural "webfeet") A foot that has toes connected by folds of skin.

   Synonym: webbed foot

   The Newfoundland dog has webfeet.

2. (plural "webfoots") A web-footed animal.

   Synonym: webfooter

   The Newfoundland dog is a webfoot.

   • 2004, Beth Yockey, Ross Yockey, Strictly for the Birds, page 7:

     Etta smiled, remembering Cal Albatross back then, patiently helping the webfoots perfect their diving and swimming skills. She watched him stretch his long supple wings in the afternoon sunlight […]

Translations

foot

• Danish: svømmefod c
• Finnish: räpyläjalka, räpylä (fi)
• German: Ruder (de) n
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: svømmehud m or f, svømmefot m, svømmeflik m, svømmelapp m

• Swedish: simfot (sv) c

animal

• Finnish: räpyläjalkainen
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: svømmefugl m