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Definition of Pinniped mammal
1. Noun. Aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers.
Exact synonyms: Pinnatiped, Pinniped
Generic synonyms: Aquatic Mammal
Group relationships: Pinnipedia, Suborder Pinnipedia, Pod
Specialized synonyms: Seal, Sea Horse, Seahorse, Walrus
Generic synonyms: Aquatic Mammal
Group relationships: Pinnipedia, Suborder Pinnipedia, Pod
Specialized synonyms: Seal, Sea Horse, Seahorse, Walrus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinniped Mammal
Literary usage of Pinniped mammal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"Many customs connected with the first of May in Germany originated in this
superstition. Walrus, or Morse, an arctic marine pinniped mammal of the genus ..."
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