The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pinnipedia \Pin`ni*pe"di*a\, n. pl. [NL. So called because their webbed feet are used as paddles or fins.] (Zool.) A suborder of aquatic carnivorous mammals including the seals and walruses; -- opposed to Fissipedia. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Pinnipedia n 1: seals; sea lions; walruses [syn: Pinnipedia, suborder Pinnipedia]