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pinnipedia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pinnipedia has 1 sense
- pinnipedia(n = noun.animal) suborder pinnipedia - seals; sea lions; walruses; Array is a kind of animal order
is a member of carnivora, order carnivora
CIDE DICTIONARY
pinnipedia, n. pl. [NL. So called because their webbed feet are used as paddles or fins.].
A suborder of aquatic carnivorous mammals including the seals and walruses; -- opposed to Fissipedia . [1913 Webster]
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