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 – land carnivores.
Hyponyms
- (suborder): Canidae, Felidae, Herpestidae, Hyaenidae, Mephitidae, Mustelidae, Nimravidae, Procyonidae, Ursidae, Viverridae – families
Coordinate terms
- Pinnipedia (before becoming a separate order)