pinnipède

Definitions of pinnipède
  1. noun
    aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
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    types:
    phoque
    any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions
    morse
    either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
    otarie
    pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur
    type of:
    mammifère aquatique
    whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; seals
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