flippernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈflɪp.ər/us/ˈflɪp.ɚ/flipper noun [ C ] (PART OF CREATURE)
one of two parts like arms on the bodies of some sea creatures, such as seals and penguins, used for swimming
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Miscellaneous animal body parts
- -tailed
- back end
- blowhole
- brush
- claw
- collar
- dorsal
- giblets
- hind
- hindquarters
- nipple
- pincer
- pseudopod
- speculum
- stalk
- stinger
- tail
- udder
- wing
- winged
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flipper noun [ C ] (SHOE)
US also fin a type of large, flat rubber shoe used for swimming, especially underwater
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Shoes
- ankle boot
- ballet shoe
- Birkenstock
- bootlace
- bootstrap
- brogue
- gumboot
- high heels
- high-top
- hobnail boot
- insole
- instep
- shoehorn
- shoelace
- shoestring
- shoetree
- skyscraper heels
- wellington
- welly
- whitening
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