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



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