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单词 pinniped
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pin•ni•ped  (pinə ped′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Mammals, Biologybelonging to the Pinnipedia, a suborder of carnivores with limbs adapted to an aquatic life, including the seals and walruses.

n. 
  1. Mammalsa pinniped animal.
  • Neo-Latin Pinnipedia. See pinna, -i-, -ped, -ia
  • 1835–45;
pin•ni•pe•di•an  (pin′ə pēdē ən),USA pronunciation adj., n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pinniped /ˈpɪnɪˌpɛd/, pinnipedian /ˌpɪnɪˈpiːdɪən/ adj
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Pinnipedia, an order of aquatic placental mammals having a streamlined body and limbs specialized as flippers: includes seals, sea lions, and the walrus
n
  1. any pinniped animal
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin pinnipēs, from Latin pinna feather, fin + pēs foot
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