FLIPPER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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)

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)