spraw-foot n Variety of grebe, an aquatic bird.
1951 PETERS & BURLEIGH 49-51 [Colymbus grisegena holböllii ... Colymbus auritus... Toes individually webbed ... Podilymbus podiceps podiceps] Local name: Sprawfoot. Ibid 51 It has to splash and run along the water for a long distance before attaining sufficient speed for flight... This 'Spraw-foot' feeds upon small fish, aquatic insects, crayfish and other crustaceans. 1959 MCATEE 3 ~ Horned Grebe.
