Pinnipedia n 1: seals; sea lions; walruses [syn: {Pinnipedia}, {suborder Pinnipedia}]
Pinnipedia \Pin`ni*pe"di*a\, n. pl. [NL. So called because their webbed feet are used as paddles or fins.] (Zool.) A suborder of aquatic carnivorous mammals including the seals and walruses; -- opposed to {Fissipedia}. [1913 Webster]