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Noun: pinniped mammal
  1. Aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
    "Seals and sea lions are examples of pinniped mammals adapted for life in the water";
    - pinniped

Derived forms: pinniped mammals

Type of: aquatic mammal

Part of: Pinnipedia, pod, suborder Pinnipedia