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pinniped Definition

pin·ni·ped (pini ped′)

adjective

having finlike feet or flippers

Etymology: < ModL Pinnipedia < L pinnapes, pinnipes, having winged feet < pinna, feather, fin (see pen) + pes, foot

noun

a pinniped carnivore, as a seal or walrus
Also pinnipedian pin′·ni·pe′di·an (-pēdē ən)
pinniped Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • specie: A further 15 cetacean species and five pinniped species are reported less frequently in the region.

Browse dictionary entries near pinniped

  1. pinning
  2. pinnies
  3. pinner
  4. pinned
  5. pinnatisect
  6. pinnation
  7. pinnatifid
  8. pinnati-
  9. pinnately
  10. pinnate
  1. pinnipedian
  2. pinnulate
  3. pinnulated
  4. pinnule
  5. pinny
  6. pinochle
  7. pinocle
  8. pinocytic
  9. pinocytoses
  10. pinocytosis