foreflipper

English

Etymology

From fore- +‎ flipper.

Noun

foreflipper (plural foreflippers)

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

   Coordinate term: hindflipper

   • 1959, Moore Raymond, Smiley Roams the Road, London: Hulton Press, page 100:

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