How to pronounce pinniped
American English pronunciation
PIN-ih-ped
- IPA
- /ˈpɪnɪˌpɛd/
- Syllables
- PIN · ih · ped (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What pinniped means
A flipper-footed sea mammal, like a seal or walrus
In a sentence: A big pinniped flopped onto the rocks and barked at the waves.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin pinna, a feather or fin, and a word for foot. So it means fin-footed.
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