pinniped
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- aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippersSynonyms: pinniped mammalpinnatipedType of aquatic mammalKinds walrus, sealMember of Pinnipedia, pod
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pin′ni·ped noun
Origin: L. pinna feather, fin + pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. pinnipède.
Zoology (a) One of the Pinnipedia; a seal. (b) One of the Pinnipedes.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54