The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal. · A leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf. · A feather, wing, fin, or other similar appendage.
a flipper, a fin (swimming gear) · a flipper (limb-like appendage of an aquatic animal) · a flipper, a flipper bumper (lever in a pinball machine for hitting the ball; also the input device for operating this lever)
fin (one of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to maneuver) · fin, flipper (similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal) · swim fin, flipper (footwear used while swimming for more speed)
From Middle French palme, relatinized form of Old French paume, from Latin palma. Doublet of paume (“palm of the hand”). It is not evident whether the Old French word was inherited in both, one, or neither of the two senses. The form palme is clearly learned, but this formal distinction only arose in Middle French.