Flipperling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈflɪpəlɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Flipperling is a noun meaning (rare, literary) A young seal.
Meaning
(rare, literary) A young seal.
Example Sentences
At last an unwary cod, in flight from the big male, sped close beside the flipperling.
There the flipperlings—young seals—are born, and from there, as the ice begins to break up with the spring, they and their parents come floating southwards on huge blocks of ice.
Word Forms
- flipperlings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flipper, foreflipper, squareflipper, flounderling, flapper, hindflipper.
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