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English Dictionary: flipper by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flipper
n
  1. a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
    Synonym(s): flipper, fin
  2. the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Flipper \Flip"per\, n. [Cf. {Flip}, {Flippant}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A broad flat limb used for swimming, as those
            of seals, sea turtles, whales, etc.
  
      2. (Naut.) The hand. [Slang]
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