Pinnipedia
plural noun
Pin·ni·pe·dia
Definition of Pinnipedia
: a suborder of aquatic carnivorous mammals including all the seals and the walruses
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Origin and Etymology of pinnipedia
New Latin, from pinn- + ped- + -ia, noun plural suffix
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