fissiped

[ fis-uh-ped ]

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

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Fissipedia.

  2. cleft-footed or cloven-hoofed.

Origin of fissiped

1
1640–50; <Late Latin fissiped- stem of fissipēs cloven-footed (see fissi-, -ped)

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British Dictionary definitions for fissiped

fissiped

fissipedal (fɪˈsɪpɪdəl, ˌfɪsɪˈpiːdəl)

/ (ˈfɪsɪˌpɛd) /


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

noun
  1. a fissiped animal

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