foreflipper

noun

foreflipper

noun

Etymology From fore- + flipper.

1

The forelimb of a sea lion, seal, turtle, etc.

Coordinate term: hindflipper
He crouched low on the creature's back and took a firm grip on the rim of the shell just above each fore-flipper.1959, Moore Raymond, Smiley Roams the Road, London: Hulton Press, page 100:

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