"foreflipper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foreflippers [plural]
Etymology: From 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.

Inflected forms

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          "text": "He crouched low on the creature's back and took a firm grip on the rim of the shell just above each fore-flipper.",
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