The story
- Latin · derived frompinna“fin”
- English todaypinniped
Words from the same roots
Latinpinna all →
pinnaclepinnapinniform
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pinniped
Today it means: A marine mammal belonging to the parvorder Pinnipedia, comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals, characterized by four limbs modified into flippers. Full definition →
Latin pinna