webbed
adjective
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If abirdoranimalhas webbedfeet,itstoesareconnectedbyskintohelpit whenswimming:
(鸟或其他动物)有蹼的webbedfeet/toes
A beaver's five-toedhindfeetare webbed and caneasilybe 6 to 7incheslong.
medicalspecialized
(of aperson) havingfingersortoesthat arejoinedtogether byskinin a way that mostpeopledo not have:
She wasbornwith webbedhands, the threeoutsidefingersbeingfusedtogether.
(ofgloves)lookingsimilarto a bird's or an animal's webbedfeetand used to make iteasiertoswimmoreeffectively:
Tohelpyounegotiatetherivercurrents, you will need towearwebbedglovesandshortflippers.
- Withtheirwebbedfeet, it isdifficultfor thesebirdstolandintrees.
- NorthAmerica'slargestrodenthas aflatscalytail, webbedhindfeetandlarge,continuallygrowingincisorteeth.
- TheseswampmonkeysarenativetocentralAfricaand haveslightlywebbedfingersandtoesforswimmingthroughswampsandrivers.
- Thebabywasbornwith webbedtoesand acleftpalate.
The legs & feet of non-human animals
- bipedal
- claw
- clawed
- cloven
- foot
- foreleg
- hock
- hoof
- hooves
- leg
- limb
- member
- pad
- paw
- sucker
- talon
- trotter
- web
- web-footed
- zygodactyl
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Swimming
webbedadjective(PATTERN)
lookingsimilarto anet, or having apatternlike anet:
There was apatternof webbedlinesat thecornersof hiseyes.
- Theareais webbed with many goodhikingtrails.
- Igazedat thegardenwithitssun-warmedwalls, the last of theblackcherrieshangingon thetree, theskywebbed withlongpinkclouds.
- Sheworea webbedgownwithsatintrimmingat his London Fashion Week show.
Nets, grids and grilles
- chicken wire
- cobweb
- dragnet
- drift net
- gauze
- grating
- grid
- grille
- lattice
- mesh
- mosquito net
- net
- netting
- reticulated
- reticulation
- seine
- trellis
- web
- wire netting
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Textiles: describing words
webbedadjective(OBJECT)
made ofwebbing(=threadsofstrongmaterialtwistedintostrongstrips):
Heworea military-style webbedbelt.
Thebagiswornacrossthebodyand has a webbedstrap.
Bands, straps and strips
- armband
- band
- bar
- binding
- blindfold
- braid
- collar
- dog collar
- duct tape
- gag
- loom bands
- masking tape
- raffia
- riband
- ribbon
- straight edge
- strap
- streamer
- stripe
- sweatband
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Textiles: general words