pinniped
noun
pin·ni·ped
ˈpi-nə-ˌped 
: any of an order or suborder (Pinnipedia) of aquatic carnivorous mammals (such as a seal or walrus) with all four limbs modified into flippers
pinniped
adjective
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Cage-diving operations for white sharks are typically located at naturally occurring gathering spots, often near colonies of pinnipeds.
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
The pinnipeds may not use or swim through certain habitats or have a preference for some areas over others.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2024
The pinnipeds — who are cruising from as far north as southeastern Alaska down to the Channel Islands for mating season — have swarmed the pier in such large numbers because of a massive school of anchovies swimming near the Farallon Islands.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Later that year, the pinnipeds, especially younger, smaller ones, struggled.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
The pinnipeds may not use or swim through certain habitats or have a preference for some areas over others.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2024
The pinnipeds — who are cruising from as far north as southeastern Alaska down to the Channel Islands for mating season — have swarmed the pier in such large numbers because of a massive school of anchovies swimming near the Farallon Islands.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Later that year, the pinnipeds, especially younger, smaller ones, struggled.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
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“Pinniped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinniped. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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pinniped
noun
pin·ni·ped
ˈpi-nə-ˌped
: any of a group of mammals (as seals, sea lions, and walruses) that typically live in oceans but bear their young on land or on floating sheets of ice, have front and hind flippers, and eat other animals (as fish)
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