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webfoot

webfoot noun: a foot that has toes connected by folds of skin.

webfoot: a foot that has toes connected by folds of skin
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Noun (1)

webfoot (plural webfoots or webfeet)

  1. (plural "webfeet") A foot that has toes connected by folds of skin.
    • The Newfoundland dog has webfeet.
    Synonyms:
    webbed foot
  2. (plural "webfoots") A web-footed animal.
    • The Newfoundland dog is a webfoot.
    • 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 […]2004, Beth Yockey, Ross Yockey, Strictly for the Birds, page 7
    Synonyms:
    webfooter

Noun (2) capitalized: Webfoot

Webfoot (plural Webfoots)

  1. (archaic, slang) An Oregonian.

Synonyms of webfoot

Forms of webfoot

pluralwebfoots
pluralwebfeet
pluralWebfoots

Origin of webfoot

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

From web + foot

Questions about webfoot

What does webfoot mean?
Webfoot means a foot that has toes connected by folds of skin.
What part of speech is webfoot?
Webfoot is a noun.
What is the plural of webfoot?
The plural of webfoot is webfoots.

Words near webfoot in the dictionary

  1. webfirst
  2. webfolio
  3. webfolios
  4. webfont
  5. webfonts
  6. webfoot
  7. webfooted
  8. webfootedness
  9. webfooter
  10. webfooters
  11. webfoots

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Adapted from Wiktionary: webfoot (page history and authors); Webfoot (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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