flippered

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English

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Etymology

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From flipper +‎ -ed.

Adjective

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flippered (not comparable)

  1. Having flippers.
    • 2008 May 20, Natalie Angier, “Ice Dwellers Are Finding Less Ice to Dwell On”, in New York Times[1]:
      But researchers have little doubt that the figure is on a downward slide, as the polar ice sheet on which the mammal depends for every stage of its life thins and retreats from beneath its flippered feet.

Derived terms

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Verb

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flippered

  1. simple past and past participle of flipper

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