flipper

[flip-er] / ˈflɪp ər /

NOUN

arm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

branch rod wing

STRONG

bender biceps bough bow fin flapper handle hook member offshoot projection prong stump triceps

WEAK

upper arm

Antonyms

STRONGEST

leg

WEAK

body

NOUN

extremity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

limb

STRONG

backside finger foot hand leg paw posterior toe

Antonyms

STRONG

front

NOUN

fin

Synonyms

STRONG

appendage pinna

Example Sentences

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In fact, as with Porkchop, it was wound tightly around her front right flipper.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

"I picked it up and thought I saw a movement in one flipper, so I carried it back to the campsite".

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Ninety-percent of her flipper was necrotic, and veterinary staff promptly removed the dead tissue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Plus, the tail makes a handy beaver-burger flipper.

From Slate • Feb. 14, 2025

A seal in the back raised her flipper.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness