\Oared\, a.
1. Furnished with oars; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a
   four-oared boat.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) Having feet adapted for swimming.
   (b) Totipalmate; -- said of the feet of certain birds. See
       Illust. of {Aves}.
{Oared shrew} (Zo["o]l.), an aquatic European shrew
   ({Crossopus ciliatus}); -- called also {black water
   shrew}.