longipinnate

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

longipinnate (not comparable)

  1. (of an ichthyosaur) Having long, extended flippers.

Noun

longipinnate (plural longipinnates)

  1. An ichthyosaur having such flippers.

See also

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