Pinnipedia

Translingual

one of the Pinnipedia (Lobodon carcinophagus)

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Pinnipedia

A taxonomic parvorder within the order Carnivora – aquatic mammals, including walruses, fur seals and sea lions, and seals.

Hypernyms

(parvorder): 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

(parvorder): 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, →OCLC.
Pinnipedia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pinnipedia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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