— pinnipedian /pin'euh pee"dee euhn/ , adj. , n.
/pin"euh ped'/ , adj.
1. belonging to the Pinnipedia, a suborder of carnivores with limbs adapted to an aquatic life, including the seals and walruses.
n.
2. a pinniped animal.
[ 1835-45; Pinnipedia. See PINNA, -I-, -PED, -IA ]