What is another word for webfoot?

Pronunciation: [wˈɛbfʊt] (IPA)

Webfoot is a term that is commonly used for certain animals, mainly birds, that have a distinctive webbed feet that are adapted for swimming. However, there are various synonyms that can be used instead of "webfoot" to refer to these animals. Some of these synonyms include "palmated feet," which is used to describe the webbed feet of ducks and geese. "Flippers" is another term used for animals with webbed feet, such as seals and penguins. "Paddle feet" and "lobed feet" are also used in reference to animals like coots, grebes, and swans, which have a similar adaptation for swimming. These synonyms for "webfoot" help to create diversity and accuracy when referring to different types of animals with webbed feet.

What are the hypernyms for Webfoot?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Webfoot?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for webfoot (as nouns)

    • animal
      foot, animal foot.

What are the meronyms for Webfoot?

Meronyms are words that refer to a part of something, where the whole is denoted by another word.
  • meronyms for webfoot (as nouns)

Usage examples for Webfoot

You were born of ropery, and you go at it straight, like a webfoot to water.
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The Professor answered them in the Surly Manner peculiar to Showmen accustomed to meet a webfoot Population.
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Oh, yes,-he named the deepest place known-the sight of those webfoot boys to-day was too much for me; I'm going; and Dick, when I told her I was going- Told whom?
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