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): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - cohort; Epitheria - magnorder; Laurasiatheria - superorder; Carnivora - order; Caniformia - suborder

Hyponyms

(clade): Odobenidae, Otariidae, Phocidae - families

Related terms

pinniped

Translations

taxonomic group

Russian: ластоно́гие (lastonógije)

Swahili: wanyama wenye miguu-mapezi

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