Pinniped

2 definitions found

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

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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