1. flipper(n = noun.artifact) fin - a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater);
is a kind of shoe
Derived form verb flip7
2. flipper(n = noun.animal) - the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming;
is a kind of limb
is a part of aquatic vertebrate, aquatic mammal
Derived form verb flip7
1. A broad flat limb used for swimming, as those of seals, sea turtles, whales, etc. [1913 Webster]
2. The hand. [1913 Webster]
flipper, n.
1 a broadened limb of a turtle, penguin, etc., used in swimming.
2 a flat rubber etc. attachment worn on the foot for underwater swimming.
3 sl. a hand.
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