latipinnate

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adjective

Having broad, relatively short flippers.

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Meanings

adjectivelatipinnate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving broad, relatively short flippers.
nounlatipinnate (plural latipinnates)

plural latipinnates

  1. An ichthyosaur having such flippers.

Origin

From Latin lātus (“broad, large”) + pinnate, from pinna (“a fin”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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APA

latipinnate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latipinnate

MLA

“latipinnate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latipinnate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “latipinnate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latipinnate.

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