Pinnipedia

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

  Pinnipedia \Pin`ni*pe"di*a\, n. pl. [NL. So called because their
     webbed feet are used as paddles or fins.] (Zool.)
     A suborder of aquatic carnivorous mammals including the seals
     and walruses; -- opposed to {Fissipedia}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Pinnipedia
       n : seals; sea lions; walruses [syn: {suborder Pinnipedia}]