foreflipper

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noun

The forelimb of a sea lion, seal, turtle, etc.

“Coordinate term: hindflipper”

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Meanings

nounforeflipper (plural foreflippers)

plural foreflippers

  1. The forelimb of a sea lion, seal, turtle, etc.

    Coordinate term: hindflipper

    1 more example

    He crouched low on the creature's back and took a firm grip on the rim of the shell just above each fore-flipper.

    1959, Moore Raymond, Smiley Roams the Road, London: Hulton Press, page 100

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
forelimb

Origin

From fore- + flipper.

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APA

foreflipper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreflipper

MLA

“foreflipper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreflipper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foreflipper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreflipper.

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