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Pinna can refer to:
Biology
- Pinna (anatomy), the outer part of the ear - also referred to as the auricle
- Pinna (genus), a genus of bivalve molluscs also known as "pen shells"
- In botany the pinnae are the divisions of a compound leaf or frond; Pinnation#Plants or Frond#Pinnate fronds
- A part (cusp) of a crown (pinnae)
People
- Christophe Pinna (born 1968), a French martial artist
- Giovanni Pinna, a paleontologist and describer of the Triassic reptile Drepanosaurus
- Mattheus Pinna da Encarnaçao (1687-1764), Brazilian theologian
- Nicola Pinna (born 1974), an Italian chemist
- Paola Pinna (born 1971), Italian politician
- Salvatore Pinna (born 1975), Italian soccer player
- Sandrine Pinna (born 1987, as 張榕容 (Chang Jung-jung aka Zhāng Róngróng)), Taiwanese actress
Places
- Rosh Pinna, a settlement in Israel
Other
- USS Pinna (SS-178), a Porpoise-class U.S. Navy submarine
- De Pinna (1885-1969), U.S. clothes company
- Pinna Island, a fictional location in Super Mario Sunshine
See also
- Hypselodoris pinna (H. pinna), a species of sea slug
- Vietteania pinna (V. pinna), a species of moth
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