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Pinniped

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to or similar to such a mammal.
Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the parvorder Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals.
  2. 2
    aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin pinna (“fin”) + pes (“foot”).

Etymology 2

From Latin pinna (“fin”) + pes (“foot”).

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