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| pin·ni·ped [ pínnə pèd ] (plural pin·ni·peds) or pin·ni·pe·di·an [ pìnnə pdee ən ] (plural pin·ni·pe·di·ans) |
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sea mammal with flippers: a sea mammal that has a streamlined body and four flippers and eats fish and other meat, e.g. a walrus, sea lion, or seal. Suborder Pinnipedia.
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin Pinnipedia< Latin pinna "wing, fin" + pes "foot"] |
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