Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having limbs that are used as flippers: Describes an animal whose limbs are adapted into broad, flat, paddle-like structures for swimming.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The seal's flipper-like forelimbs make it an excellent swimmer.
  • Penguins have flipper-like wings that are useless for flight but perfect for propelling them through water.

Advanced Usage

• In a descriptive or comparative sense: Used to describe objects or features that resemble the shape or function of biological flippers.
  • The robot was equipped with flipper-like appendages for underwater exploration.

Variants and Related Words

• Flipper (noun): A broad, flat limb adapted for swimming, as in seals, turtles, or penguins.
  • The sea turtle used its powerful flippers to navigate the ocean currents.

Synonyms

• Paddle-shaped: Having a similar broad, flat form.
• Web-footed: Having feet with webbed toes for swimming (can be related but not identical).

Related Phrases

• Flipper-like limbs: A common phrase specifying the type of adaptation.
  • The study focused on the evolution of flipper-like limbs in marine mammals.

Adjective

1. having limbs that are used as flippers