pinniped
[ pin-uh-ped ]
/ ˈpɪn əˌpɛd /
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.
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Origin of pinniped
OTHER WORDS FROM pinniped
pin·ni·pe·di·an [pin-uh-pee-dee-uhn], /ˌpɪn əˈpi di ən/, adjective, nounWords nearby pinniped
pinnatipartite, pinnatiped, pinnatisect, pinner, pinnigrade, pinniped, pinnula, pinnulate, pinnule, pinny, pin oak
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British Dictionary definitions for pinniped
pinniped
pinnipedian (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
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Word Origin for pinniped
C19: from New Latin pinnipēs, from Latin pinna feather, fin + pēs foot
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Scientific definitions for pinniped
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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