flippered
Equipped with paddles
Having flippers—the broad, flat limbs used for swimming by seals, penguins, sea turtles, and similar aquatic creatures: a flippered seal basking on the rocks.
Also describes divers or swimmers wearing rubber flippers: flippered tourists snorkeling over the reef.
Swimming appendages
- webbedConnected by membrane
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- hydrodynamicRelating to fluid motion
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
swimming · gliding · diving · underwater · buoyancy · paddle · maneuverability · dorsal
Species changing over generations
- webbedConnected by membrane
- hydrodynamicRelating to fluid motion
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- evolutionaryPertaining to gradual biological change
amphibious · vestigial · forelimb · locomotion · body plan · convergent evolution · morphology
Authentication stamp or mark
- sea lionEared flippered marine mammal
- walrusTusked Arctic marine mammal
- fur sealMarine mammal with dense coat
- elephant sealLarge pinniped, male snout-trunked
harbor seal · rookery · haul-out · blubber · whiskers · breeding · colony · vocalization
Echolocating marine mammal
- whaleHuge sea mammal
- porpoiseSmall toothed whale relative
- orcaLarge predatory dolphin
- belugaWhite Arctic cetacean
narwhal · manatee · dugong · fluke · pectoral · echolocation · pod · breach
Male ruler of empire
- chinstrapStrap securing headgear
- rockhopperCrested penguin species
- waddleSwaying, clumsy gait
- huddleClose protective gathering
colony · rookery · krill · tuxedo · incubation · chick · egg · molting
Portable underwater breathing gear
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
- wetsuitInsulating garment for water
- swim finsFoot-worn water propulsion aids
- frogmanMilitary underwater operations specialist
diver · underwater · freediving · spearfishing · kick · propulsion · dive · submersion
fins
Swimming appendages
- webbedConnected by membrane
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- hydrodynamicRelating to fluid motion
propulsion · swimming · gliding · diving · underwater · buoyancy · paddle · maneuverability · dorsal · pectoral
evolution
Species changing over generations
- webbedConnected by membrane
- hydrodynamicRelating to fluid motion
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
evolutionary · amphibious · vestigial · forelimb · locomotion · body plan · convergent evolution · morphology
seal
Authentication stamp or mark
- sea lionEared flippered marine mammal
- walrusTusked Arctic marine mammal
- fur sealMarine mammal with dense coat
elephant seal · harbor seal · rookery · haul-out · blubber · whiskers · breeding · colony · vocalization · basking
dolphin
Echolocating marine mammal
beluga · narwhal · manatee · dugong · fluke · pectoral · echolocation · pod · breach · tail
emperor
Male ruler of empire
- chinstrapStrap securing headgear
- rockhopperCrested penguin species
- waddleSwaying, clumsy gait
huddle · colony · rookery · krill · tuxedo · incubation · chick · egg · molting · porpoising
scuba
Portable underwater breathing gear
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
- wetsuitInsulating garment for water
- swim finsFoot-worn water propulsion aids
frogman · diver · underwater · freediving · spearfishing · kick · propulsion · dive · submersion · aquatic
- sea creature adjectivesfish-shaped, eel-like, tentacled
- burger flipperFast-food line cook
- house flipperQuick-turnaround real estate investor
- car flipperSomeone who resells vehicles quickly
- flipper feet