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pinniped

noun

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Wiktionary

adj

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

  1. Pertaining to or similar to such a mammal.

noun

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

  1. A marine mammal belonging to the parvorder Pinnipedia, comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals, characterized by four limbs modified into flippers.