pinniped

2 definitions found

pinniped - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pinniped \Pin"ni*ped\, n. [L. pinna feather, fin + pes, pedis, a
     foot: cf. F. pinnip[`e]de.] (Zool.)
     (a) One of the Pinnipedia; a seal.
     (b) One of the Pinnipedes.
         [1913 Webster]

pinniped - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pinniped
      n 1: aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body
           specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
           [syn: pinniped mammal, pinniped, pinnatiped]