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FLIPPER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("flipper" is a kind of...):
limb (one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper)
Holonyms ("flipper" is a part of...):
aquatic vertebrate (animal living wholly or chiefly in or on water)
aquatic mammal (whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; seals)
Derivation:
flip (move with a flick or light motion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
Synonyms:
fin; flipper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flipper" is a kind of...):
shoe (footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material)
Derivation:
flip (move with a flick or light motion)
