pinniped

• Nom désignant un mammifère marin carnivore au corps fuselé et aux membres transformés en nageoires, appartenant au groupe des pinnipèdes.

A noun referring to an aquatic carnivorous mammal with a streamlined body adapted for swimming, whose limbs are modified into flippers.

1. Aquatic carnivorous mammalC1formalscientific

   A group of marine mammals with a streamlined body and limbs modified into flippers, adapted for swimming.

   Pinnipède

   • Seals, sea lions, and walruses are all examples of pinnipeds.
   • The pinniped's flippers allow it to move efficiently through the water.
   • Researchers are studying the migration patterns of various pinniped species.