fissiped

American

[fis-uh-ped] / ˈfɪs əˌpɛd /

noun

any member of the suborder Fissipedia, carnivorous mammals that have separate toes, as bears, badgers, dogs, cats, and raccoons.

adjective

of or relating to the Fissipedia.
cleft-footed or cloven-hoofed.

fissiped British

/ fɪˈsɪpɪdəl, ˌfɪsɪˈpiːdəl, ˈfɪsɪˌpɛd /

adjective

having toes that are separated from one another, as dogs, cats, bears, and similar carnivores

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noun

a fissiped animal

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Etymology

Origin of fissiped

1640–50; < Late Latin fissiped- stem of fissipēs cloven-footed ( fissi-, -ped )

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Fissiped, fis′i-ped, adj. cloven-footed—also n.

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