flipper
noun
a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
flippers
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pluralof flipper.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Dr Kevin Flannery, the aquariums director and founder, said previous efforts to fit Molly with prosthetic flippers were unsuccessful.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Using this information, their models could predict with more than 90% accuracy whether an animal possessed soft tissue flippers and whether it had highly or fully aquatic habits.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Buoys and flippers still littered the ground along the fence, while others floated in the water.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
If customers sell those SpaceX shares within 15 days of the IPO, they will be flagged as flippers.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
I had this penguin that you wound up and it would waddle and flap its flippers.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
