"foreflipper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foreflippers [plural]
Etymology: fore- + flipper Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|flipper}} fore- + flipper Head templates: {{en-noun}} foreflipper (plural foreflippers)
  1. The forelimb of a sea lion, seal, turtle, etc.
    Sense id: en-foreflipper-en-noun-oralwuAo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-

Inflected forms

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