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It is called a flipper. Dolphins breathe air, and must come up to the surface of the water regularly. They only have one nostril, located on the top of their headm called the blowhole. It is used by the dolphin to breathe, but they have no sense of smell!
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What is the definition of flipper?
A broad flat limb used for swimming, as those of seals, sea turtles, whales, etc., The hand.
What do whales use the limb for?
swimming
What is a false limb called?
A false limb is called a prosthetic.
When a starfish loses its limb does the limb grow a new body?
It is called regeneration
What is a robin's perch called?
Limb?
What is a limb of a tree called?
It is a branch
What a is sideways movement of a limb?
The sideways movement of a limb is called abduction or adduction. Abduction is moving a limb away from the body's midline, while adduction is bringing a limb closer to the body's midline.
What is a white mark on a limb called?
a sock
What is paralysis of a single limb called?
Monoplegia
What are flippers used for in swimming?
They increase the area by which a limb can push against water, which makes it possible to swim faster and steer better.
The movement of rotating a limb outward is called?
abduction
What was the medieval torture called where you were ripped apart limb from limb?
It was called quartering. Your arms and feet were tied to 4 individual horses and they were forced to bolt tearing you apart.
