Flipper (anatomy)
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flipper-anatomy-206-3707946
title:
Flipper (anatomy)
text:
A flipper is a broad, flattened limb adapted for aquatic locomotion. It refers to the fully webbed, swimming appendages of aquatic vertebrates that are not fish. In animals with two flippers, such as whales, the flipper refers solely to the forelimbs. In animals with four flippers, such as pinnipeds and sea turtles, one may distinguish fore- and hind-flippers, or pectoral flippers and pelvic flippers. Animals with flippers include penguins, cetaceans, pinnipeds, sirenians, and marine reptiles su
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description:
Flattened limb adapted for propulsion and maneuvering in water
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flipper_(anatomy)
date created:
2004-10-06T18:13:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T16:16:02Z
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