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Meaning of PINNIPEDIA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  seals; sea lions; walruses
 
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 Synonyms: suborder Pinnipedia
 
 See Also: animal order, Carnivora, family Odobenidae, family Otariidae, family Phocidae, Odobenidae, order Carnivora, Otariidae, Phocidae, pinnatiped, pinniped, pinniped mammal

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pin`ni*pe"di*a\, n. pl. [NL. So called because their
webbed feet are used as paddles or fins.] (Zo["o]l.)
A suborder of aquatic carnivorous mammals including the seals
and walruses; -- opposed to Fissipedia.
 

 

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