'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]

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