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Definition of "white-footed" [white-footed]

  • Having white feet: as. the white-footed hapalote, Hapalotis albipes, of New South Wales.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "white-footed" in a sentence
  • "So we started pulling that out, and finally found just a single white-footed mouse cowering in the extreme rear of the boat."
  • "Mammals of the region include the white-footed mouse, gray squirrel, eastern chipmunk, raccoon, porcupine, gray fox, bobcat, white-tailed deer and black bear."
  • "A decade ago, severe drought in the southwest reduced predator populations, leading to an explosion of white-footed mice, which carry Hantavirus, leading to a then-unprecedented breakout of that disease in the Four Corners region."