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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.

fissiped

/ fɪˈsɪpɪdəl; ˌfɪsɪˈpiːdəl; ˈfɪsɪˌpɛd /

adjective

  1. having toes that are separated from one another, as dogs, cats, bears, and similar carnivores
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a fissiped animal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fissiped1

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

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

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