latipinnate

English

Etymology

From Latin lātus (“broad, large”) +‎ pinnate, from pinna (“a fin”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Adjective

latipinnate (not comparable)

  1. (of an ichthyosaur) Having broad, relatively short flippers.

Noun

latipinnate (plural latipinnates)

  1. An ichthyosaur having such flippers.

See also

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