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pinniped
[ pin-uh-ped ]
adjective
- belonging to the Pinnipedia, a suborder of carnivores with limbs adapted to an aquatic life, including the seals and walruses.
noun
- a pinniped animal.
pinniped
/ ˌpɪnɪˈpiːdɪən; ˈpɪnɪˌpɛd /
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Pinnipedia, an order of aquatic placental mammals having a streamlined body and limbs specialized as flippers: includes seals, sea lions, and the walrus
noun
- any pinniped animal
pinniped
/ pĭn′ə-pĕd′ /
- Any of various carnivorous, aquatic mammals of the group Pinnipedia, which some believe is a suborder of the Carnivora but others consider a separate mammalian order. Pinnipeds have long, smooth bodies and finlike flippers for swimming. Seals and walruses are pinnipeds.
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Other Words From
- pin·ni·pe·di·an [pin-, uh, -, pee, -dee-, uh, n], adjective noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pinniped1
C19: from New Latin pinnipēs, from Latin pinna feather, fin + pēs foot
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