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pinniped

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
pin-niped
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A marine mammal belonging to the parvorder Pinnipedia, comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals, characterized by four limbs modified into flippers.

adj

Pertaining to or similar to such a mammal.

Etymology

From Latin pinna (“fin”) + pes (“foot”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pinnipeds (plural) pinnipede (alternative) more pinniped (comparative) most pinniped (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonpinniped

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

pinnipedian pinniped pinniped mammal pinnatiped

Questions

What does pinniped mean?
A marine mammal belonging to the parvorder Pinnipedia, comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals, characterized by four limbs modified into flippers.
Where does pinniped come from?
From Latin pinna (“fin”) + pes (“foot”).

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