(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:01:12

Pin`ni*pe"di*a (?), n. pl. [NL. So called because their webbed feet are used as paddles or fins.] Zool.

A suborder of aquatic carnivorous mammals including the seals and walruses; -- opposed to Fissipedia.

 

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