flippered
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The trainers flash huge smiles at their flippered pupils and applaud wildly.
From Time Magazine Archive
The head was only inches below the level of his flippered feet as he held to the weeds.
From Key Out of Time by Norton, Andre
Then the camera followed as Scotty flippered smoothly down into the deep water.
From The Wailing Octopus by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
Moments later they were both out of the water, though the wash of waves over their flippered feet was constant.
From Key Out of Time by Norton, Andre
They stood on short powerful legs, terminating in flippered feet, and their long arms were flanged to the second elbow with a rubbery fin.
From Join Our Gang? by Lanier, Sterling E.
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