Added 10 October 2026
pinniped
noun
Latin root: pinna Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about pinniped at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers.
Origin
From Latin pinna (“fin”) + pes (“foot”).
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