Fissipedia

Translingual

Etymology

Latin fissipes (“cloven-footed”) (from fissus (“divided, cloven”) + stem of pes (“foot”)) + -ia

Proper noun

Fissipedia

(obsolete) A taxonomic suborder within the order Carnivora – the land carnivores.

Hyponyms

(suborder): Canidae, Felidae, Herpestidae, Hyaenidae, Mephitidae, Mustelidae, Nimravidae, Procyonidae, Ursidae, Viverridae - families

Coordinate terms

Pinnipedia (before becoming a separate order)

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