PINNIPED
Etymology
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 pinniped
Adjective
pinniped (comparative more pinniped, superlative most pinniped)
Pertaining to or similar to such a mammal.
Source: Wiktionary
Pin"ni*ped, n. Etym: [L. pinna feather, fin + pes, pedis, a foot: cf.
F. pinnipède.] (Zoöl.)
(a) One of the Pinnipedia; a seal.
(b) One of the Pinnipedes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition