pinniped
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əˌpɛd adjective
1.
belonging to the Pinnipedia, a suborder of carnivores with limbs adapted to an aquatic life, including the seals and walruses.
noun
2.
a pinniped animal.
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pinniped or pinnipedian (ˈpɪnɪˌpɛd, ˌpɪnɪˈpiːdɪən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | 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 |
| —n | |
| 2. | any pinniped animal |
| [C19: from New Latin pinnipēs, from Latin pinna feather, fin + pēs foot] | |
| pinnipedian or pinnipedian | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from New Latin pinnipēs, from Latin pinna feather, fin + pēs foot] | |
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Word Origin & History
pinniped
1842, from Mod.L. pinnipedia, suborder of aquatic carnivorous mammals (seals and walruses), lit. "having feet as fins," from L. pinna "fin" + pes, gen. pedis "foot" (see foot).
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Science Dictionary
| pinniped (pĭn'ə-pěd') Pronunciation Key
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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Example sentences
The light coloration is still visible when the body is wet, which is different from many pinniped species.
Any unknown pinniped reported from areas where ice seals are found was included.
Pinniped abundance corresponded with peak salmonid returns.
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