English Explanatory Dictionary

longipinnate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having long, extended flippers.
noun
  1. An ichthyosaur having such flippers.

Word forms

longipinnate longipinnates

Etymology

From Latin longus (“long”) + pinnate, from pinna (“a fin”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). Doublet of longipennate.

Related words

latipinnate
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