Fissipeda

plural noun

Fis·​sip·​e·​da

fə̇ˈsipədə

: a suborder of Carnivora that includes recent land carnivores (as cats, dogs, bears) and extinct related forms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Late Latin fissiped-, fissipes

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