'Pinnipedia' definitions:
Definition of 'Pinnipedia'
(from WordNet)
noun
Seals; sea lions; walruses [syn: Pinnipedia, suborder Pinnipedia]
Definition of 'Pinnipedia'
From: GCIDE
- 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]