pinniped

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noun

A marine mammal belonging to the parvorder Pinnipedia, comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals, characterized by four limbs modified into flippers.

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pinnipedianpinniped mammalpinnatiped
OriginLatin pinna →
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Meanings

nounpinniped (plural pinnipeds)

plural pinnipeds · alternative pinnipede

  1. A marine mammal belonging to the parvorder Pinnipedia, comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals, characterized by four limbs modified into flippers.
adjectivepinniped (comparative more pinniped, superlative most pinniped)

comparative more pinniped · superlative most pinniped · alternative pinnipede

  1. Pertaining to or similar to such a mammal.

    Synonyms: pinnipedian

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePertaining to or similar to such a mammal.

Similar
pinnipedian

More synonyms by meaning

nounaquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers

Similar
pinniped mammalpinnatiped
Broader
aquatic mammal
Also see
pinnipedianseal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinpinna“fin”
  2. Englishpinniped

From Latin pinna (“fin”) + pes (“foot”).

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Translations

Bulgarian перконого, перконог
  • перконого (perkonogo)marine mammal
  • перконог (perkonog)pertaining to pinnipeds
Catalan pinnípede
  • pinnípedemarine mammal
Chinese Mandarin 鰭足類 /鳍足类
  • 鰭足類 /鳍足类 (qízúlèi)marine mammal
Czech ploutvonožec
  • ploutvonožecmarine mammal
Finnish eväjalkainen, eväjalkainen
  • eväjalkainenmarine mammal
  • eväjalkainenpertaining to pinnipeds
French pinnipède
  • pinnipèdemarine mammal
German Flossenfüßer, Robbe
  • Flossenfüßermarine mammal
  • Robbemarine mammal
Hungarian úszólábú, fókaalakú
  • úszólábúmarine mammal
  • fókaalakúmarine mammal
Icelandic kobbi
  • kobbimarine mammal
Indonesian anjing laut
  • anjing lautmarine mammal
Japanese 鰭脚類
  • 鰭脚類 (kikyakurui)marine mammal
Polish płetwonóg, płetwonogi
  • płetwonógmarine mammal
  • płetwonogipertaining to pinnipeds
Romanian piniped
  • pinipedmarine mammal
Russian ластоно́гий
  • ластоно́гий (lastonógij)marine mammal
Spanish pinnípedo
  • pinnípedomarine mammal
Swedish säl
  • sälmarine mammal
Cite this entry
APA

pinniped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinniped

MLA

“pinniped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinniped. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinniped,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinniped.

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