Pinnatiped

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pinnatiped \Pin*nat"i*ped\, n. (Zool.)
     Any bird which has the toes bordered by membranes.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Pinnatiped \Pin*nat"i*ped\, a. [L. pinnatus feathered + pes,
     pedis foot: cf. F. pinnatip[`e]de.] (Zool.)
     Having the toes bordered by membranes; fin-footed, as certain
     birds.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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