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Definition of Pinnatiped
1. Noun. Aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers.
Generic synonyms: Aquatic Mammal
Group relationships: Pinnipedia, Suborder Pinnipedia, Pod
Specialized synonyms: Seal, Sea Horse, Seahorse, Walrus
Definition of Pinnatiped
1. a. Having the toes bordered by membranes; fin-footed, as certain birds.
2. n. Any bird which has the toes bordered by membranes.
Definition of Pinnatiped
1. Noun. (zoology) Any bird which has the toes bordered by membranes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Pinnatiped
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinnatiped
Literary usage of Pinnatiped
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... related to the loons or divers, but pinnatiped or lobe-footed, with a rudimentary
tail, naked lores, and, in most species, a crest on the head. ..."
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