pinniped mammal

/ˌpɪniˈpɛd ˌmæməl/

Definitions of pinniped mammal

1. noun

   aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
   synonyms: pinnatiped, pinniped

   types:

   seal

   any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions

   sea horse, seahorse, walrus

   either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber

   crab-eating seal, crabeater seal

   silvery grey Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans

   eared seal

   pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur

   earless seal, hair seal, true seal

   any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers

   Atlantic walrus, Odobenus rosmarus

   a walrus of northern Atlantic and Arctic waters

   Odobenus divergens, Pacific walrus

   a walrus of the Bering Sea and northern Pacific

   type of:

   aquatic mammal

   whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; seals