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词汇 Pinnipedia
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Definition of Pinnipedia in English:

Pinnipedia

plural noun ˌpɪnɪˈpiːdɪəˌpinəˈpēdēa
Zoology
  • An order of carnivorous aquatic mammals that comprises the seals, sea lions, and walrus. They are distinguished by their flipper-like limbs.

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    Order Pinnipedia: three families

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Within Pinnipedia, the closer affinity of Otariidae to either Phocidae or Obodenidae has long been debated.
    • Some authorities, however, consider the pinnipeds to be monophyletic and basal to all living carnivores (feliform and caniform), and place it in a separate order, the Pinnipedia.
    • The seals (Pinnipedia) have three extant families: Odobenidae, Otariidae (fur seals), and Phocidae (including gray seal and harbor seal).

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Latin pinna 'wing, fin' + pes, ped- foot.

Definition of Pinnipedia in US English:

Pinnipedia

plural nounˌpinəˈpēdēa
Zoology
  • An order of carnivorous aquatic mammals that comprises the seals, sea lions, and walrus. They are distinguished by their flipper-like limbs.

    〔动〕鳍足目

    Order Pinnipedia: three families

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some authorities, however, consider the pinnipeds to be monophyletic and basal to all living carnivores (feliform and caniform), and place it in a separate order, the Pinnipedia.
    • Within Pinnipedia, the closer affinity of Otariidae to either Phocidae or Obodenidae has long been debated.
    • The seals (Pinnipedia) have three extant families: Odobenidae, Otariidae (fur seals), and Phocidae (including gray seal and harbor seal).

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Latin pinna ‘wing, fin’ + pes, ped- foot.

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