paddle-shaped

Pale, shimmering and more elegant than its name would imply, the palm-size creature swims upright, navigating by moving two body-length rows of thin, paddle-shaped protrusions.

Scientists unveil the squidworm, a newly discovered species Post 2010

It was a carved piece of wood, vaguely paddle-shaped.

Sabotaged Margaret Peterson Haddix 2010

Manatees – those giant aquatic mammals with the flat, paddle-shaped tails – are swimming out of the chilly Gulf of Mexico waters and into warmer springs and power plant discharge canals.

Manatees Flock To Power Plants To Escape Cold Water AP/The Huffington Post 2010

Manatees — those giant aquatic mammals with the flat, paddle-shaped tails — are swimming out of the chilly Gulf of Mexico waters and into warmer springs and power plant discharge canals.

Manatees paddle to warm water to escape Florida chill 2010

Then Verlin tucked the flat paddle-shaped not-a-lute beneath his chin and began to play.

Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010

Manatees – those giant aquatic mammals with the flat, paddle-shaped tails – are swimming out of the chilly Gulf of Mexico waters and into warmer springs and power plant discharge canals.

Manatees Flock To Power Plants To Escape Cold Water AP/The Huffington Post 2010

Riken's Ri-Man, for example, has soft silicone skin, a wheeled base and two paddle-shaped arms strong enough to lift a child from a bed (the company is currently practicing the technology on dolls); its vision, hearing, smelling and touching sensors allow it to locate voices and respond to spoken commands.

Why Should We Be Friends? 2008

You can see them in this image, although it really doesn't do them justice—they're thin, membranous folds that make the tail paddle-shaped.

Evolution of median fins - The Panda's Thumb 2006

You can see them in this image, although it really doesn't do them justice—they're thin, membranous folds that make the tail paddle-shaped.

The Panda's Thumb: August 2006 Archives 2006

The paper was fixed to a paddle-shaped wooden board and protected by a sheet of transparent antler horn.

Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005