Flipper vs Phocomelia - What's the difference?
flipper | phocomelia |
in marine mammals such as whales, a wide flat limb, adapted for swimming
a flat, wide, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming
a flat lever in a pinball machine, used to keep the ball in play
(cricket) A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce
(informal, US) television remote control, clicker
(dated, slang) The hand.
(dentistry) A kind of false tooth, usually temporary.
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A kitchen spatula
A congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.
As a proper noun flipper
is a common name for animals which have flippers, such as dolphins and seals.As a noun phocomelia is
a congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.flipper
English
(wikipedia flipper)Noun
(en noun)- Dr. Woo attempts to distinguish Blakeslee by pointing out that “one can fondle a breast without having anything to do with dentistry, but one cannot take molds, fabricate and insert flippers into another person's mouth without practicing dentistry."
