fissiped

[ fis-uh-ped ]

/ ˈfɪs əˌpɛd /

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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.

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Origin of fissiped

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

Words nearby fissiped

fission track, fission-track dating, fissipalmate, fissiparity, fissiparous, fissiped, fissirostral, fissura, fissure, fissured fracture, fissure eruption

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How to use fissiped in a sentence

This is not deeply grooved on the tibial facet as it is in Fissiped Carnivora.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard

British Dictionary definitions for fissiped

fissiped

fissipedal (fɪˈsɪpɪdəl, ˌfɪsɪˈpiːdəl)

/ (ˈfɪsɪˌpɛd) /

adjective

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

noun

a fissiped animal

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