pinniped
pinniped · pinnipeds
ластоногий
Flossenfüßer, Robbe
A marine mammal belonging to the parvorder Pinnipedia, comprising walruses, eared…A marine mammal belonging to the parvorder Pinnipedia, comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals, characterized by four limbs modified into flippers.
» Seals, sea lions and walruses are all a type of pinniped.
Meaning
1 sensesA marine mammal belonging to the parvorder Pinnipedia, comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals, characterized by four limbs modified into flippers.
Flossenfüßer, Robbe
ластоно́гийlastonógij
aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
Examples
2 sentencesSeals, sea lions and walruses are all a type of pinniped.
Animals such as seals, sea lions, and walruses are examples of pinnipeds.
Translations
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By meaning 1
marine mammal:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
marine mammal:
Forms
plural: pinnipedsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers:pinniped mammalpinnatiped
Word family
1 related wordsDerivednonpinniped