pinnatiped Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
    pinniped; pinniped mammal.

WordNet

Pin*nat"i*ped adjective
Etymology
L. pinnatus feathered + pes, pedis foot: cf. F. pinnatipède.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Having the toes bordered by membranes; fin-footed, as certain birds.
Pin*nat"i*ped noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any bird which has the toes bordered by membranes.

Webster 1913