Pinnipedia

Translingual

one of the Pinnipedia (Lobodon carcinophagus)

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin pinna (“fin”) + pes (“foot”) +‎ -ia

Proper noun

Pinnipedia

A taxonomic clade within the suborder Caniformia – aquatic mammals, including walruses, fur seals and sea lions, and seals.

Hypernyms

(clade): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Carnivora - order; Caniformia - suborder

Hyponyms

(clade): Odobenidae, Otariidae, Phocidae - families

Related terms

pinniped

Translations

taxonomic group

Russian: ластоно́гие (lastonógije)

Swahili: wanyama wenye miguu-mapezi

References

Pinnipedia in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Pinnipedia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pinnipedia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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