fissipedia

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fissipedia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fissipedia \Fis`si*pe"di*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. fissus (p. p.
     of findere to cleave) + pes, pedis, a foot.] (Zool.)
     A division of the Carnivora, including the dogs, cats, and
     bears, in which the feet are not webbed; -- opposed to
     Pinnipedia.
     [1913 Webster]

fissipedia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Fissipedia
      n 1: in some classifications considered a suborder of Carnivora