| oared | 1. Furnished with oars; chiefly used in composition; as, a four-oared boat. 2. <ornithology> Having feet adapted for swimming. Totipalmate; said of the feet of certain birds. 3. <zoology> Oared shrew, an aquatic European shrew (Crossopus ciliatus). Synonym: black water shrew. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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