How to pronounce web

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What web means

noun

Most people know web in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

The skin between the toes of a duck or frog

In a sentence: A duck has webs between its toes that help it paddle fast.

Where it comes from: It comes from the Old English word webb, from an old root meaning to weave. It is the same word as a spider's web.

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