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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Moving by means of fins, flippers, or other pinnate parts.
  • noun A member of the Pinnigrada; a pinniped.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) An animal of the seal tribe, moving by short feet that serve as paddles.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun zoology An animal of the seal tribe, moving by short feet that serve as paddles.

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