adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

Adjective

1. 1
   Pertaining to or similar to such a mammal.

Synonyms

All synonyms

pinnatipedpinniped mammalpinniped mammalpinnipedian

Etymology

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

Related phrases

eared sealearless seal

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