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 | ||