Meaning of PINNIPED
| Pronunciation: | | 'pinu`ped
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| | Definition: | | [n] aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers |
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| | Synonyms: | | pinnatiped, pinniped mammal |
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| | See Also: | | aquatic mammal, Pinnipedia, pod, sea horse, seahorse, seal, suborder Pinnipedia, walrus | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pin"ni*ped\, n. [L. pinna feather, fin + pes, pedis, a
foot: cf. F. pinnip[`e]de.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) One of the Pinnipedia; a seal.
(b) One of the Pinnipedes.
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