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pinniped

[ pin-uh-ped ]

adjective

  1. belonging to the Pinnipedia, a suborder of carnivores with limbs adapted to an aquatic life, including the seals and walruses.


noun

  1. a pinniped animal.

pinniped

/ ˌpɪnɪˈpiːdɪən; ˈpɪnɪˌpɛd /

adjective

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. any pinniped animal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pinniped

/ pĭnə-pĕd′ /

  1. 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

Origin of pinniped1

From the New Latin word Pinnipedia, dating back to 1835–45. See pinna, -i-, -ped, -ia
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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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Example Sentences

This is especially important when seabirds and pinnipeds are caring for their young, which is why beach camping is not allowed on Santa Rosa from January through mid-August.

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