HyperDic: suborder_pinnipedia

English > 1 sense of the expression suborder Pinnipedia:
NOUNanimalsuborder Pinnipedia, Pinnipediaseals
English > suborder Pinnipedia: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningseals; sea lions; walruses.
SynonymPinnipedia
Member ofCarnivora, order Carnivoracats
MembersOdobenidae, family Odobenidaewalruses and extinct forms
Otariidae, family Otariidaeeared seals
Phocidae, family Phocidaeearless seals
pinniped mammal, pinniped, pinnatipedaquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals
SpanishPinnipedia, pinnípedos, suborden Pinnipedia
Catalanpinnípedes, Pinnipedia

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