Pinna may refer to:
Biology
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Pinna (anatomy)
The auricle or auricula is the visible part of the ear that is outside the head. It is also called the pinna (Latin for "wing" or "fin", plural pinnae), a term that is used more in zoology.
Structure
The diagram shows the shape and location of ...
, the outer part of the ear - also referred to as the ''auricle''
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''Pinna'' (bivalve), a genus of bivalve molluscs also known as "pen shells"
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Pinna (botany), a primary segment of a compound leaf
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Brachypodium retusum, the Maltese name for the plant species.
People with the surname
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Christophe Pinna (born 1968), French martial artist
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Giovanni Pinna, a paleontologist and describer of the Triassic reptile ''
Drepanosaurus
''Drepanosaurus'' (; "sickle lizard") is a genus of arboreal (tree-dwelling) reptile that lived during the Triassic Period. It is a member of the Drepanosauridae, a group of diapsid reptiles known for their prehensile tails. ''Drepanosaurus'' wa ...
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Mattheus Pinna da Encarnaçao
Mattheus Pinna da Encarnaçao (23 August 1687 – 18 December 1764) was a Brazilian Benedictine writer and theologian.
Life
He was born at Rio de Janeiro. On 3 March 1703, he became a Benedictine at the Abbey of Nossa Senhora do Montserrate ...
(1687–1764), Brazilian theologian
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Nicola Pinna
Nicola Pinna (born 14 November 1974 in Milan, Italy) is a chemist and professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin.
Scientific career
Pinna's doctoral studies were undertaken at Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris) with a focus on physic ...
(born 1974), Italian chemist
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Paola Pinna
Paola Pinna (born 11 November 1974) is an Italian politician.
Born in Cagliari, Pinna graduated in Political Science, and earned an MBA in Business Management at the LUISS School of Government in Rome.
She worked for seven years for a network ...
(born 1974), Italian politician
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Salvatore Pinna
Salvatore Pinna (born 23 August 1975) is an Italian goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preve ...
(born 1975), Italian soccer player
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Sandrine Pinna
Sandrine Pinna (; born 10 April 1987) is a Taiwanese actress who started her career as a child actress and appeared in many advertisements.
Early life
Sandrine Pinna was born on 10 April 1987 to a Taiwanese mother and a French father. Her fath ...
(born 1987), as 張榕容 (''Chang Jung-jung'' aka ''Zhāng Róngróng'')), Taiwanese actress
People with the given name
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Pinna Nesbit
Pinna Nesbit (November 26, 1896 – March 31, 1950) was a Canadian silent film actress. She was married three times and had an affair with King Edward VIII, when he was Prince of Wales. Her first husband, Harley Knoles, directed several of her fil ...
(1896–1950), Canadian silent film actress
Places
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Rosh Pinna
Rosh Pina or Rosh Pinna ( he, רֹאשׁ פִּנָּה, lit. ''Cornerstone'') is a local council in the Korazim Plateau in the Upper Galilee on the eastern slopes of Mount Kna'an in the Northern District of Israel. It was established as Gei ...
, a settlement in Israel
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Rosh Pina Airport
Rosh Pina Airport ( he, שְׂדֵה הַתְּעוּפָה רֹאשׁ פִּינָּה, ar, مطار روش بينا) , sometimes called Mahanayim Airport due to its proximity to Mahanayim, is an Israeli airport located in Rosh Pinna, near the ...
Other
* , a Porpoise-class U.S. Navy submarine
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De Pinna
De Pinna was a high-end clothier for men and women founded in New York City in 1885, by Alfred De Pinna (1831 - 1915), a Sephardic Jew born in England. They also sold menswear-inspired clothing for women that was finely tailored. The flagship sto ...
(1885–1969), U.S. clothes company
* ''Pinna Park'', a fictional location in ''
Super Mario Sunshine
is a 2002 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the second 3D game in the ''Super Mario'' series, following ''Super Mario 64'' (1996). The game was directed by Yoshiaki Koizumi and Kenta Usui, produced by ...
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See also
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Hypselodoris pinna'' (''H. pinna''), a species of sea slug
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Vietteania pinna'' (''V. pinna''), a species of moth
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