English noun: flipper | |||
1. | flipper (artifact) a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) | ||
Synonyms | fin | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shoe | ||
2. | flipper (animal) the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming | ||
Broader (hypernym) | limb | ||
Part meronym | aquatic mammal, aquatic vertebrate | ||