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Webster 1913 Edition
Pinniped
Pin′ni-ped
,Noun.
[L.
pinna
feather, fin + pes
, pedis
, a foot: cf. F. pinnipède
.] (Zool.)
(a)
One of the Pinnipedia; a seal.
(b)
One of the Pinnipedes.
Definition 2024
pinniped
pinniped
English
Noun
pinniped (plural pinnipeds)
- Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the superfamily (formerly considered a suborder) Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals.
Hyponyms
- See also Wikisaurus:pinniped
Translations
marine mammal
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Adjective
pinniped (comparative more pinniped, superlative most pinniped)
- Pertaining to or similar to such a mammal.
Derived terms
- pinnipedian
Translations
pertaining to pinnipeds
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