FISSIPEDIA

‖Fis′si‐pe″di‐a (?), n. pl. [[NL., fr. L. fissus (p. p. of findere to cleave) + pes, pedis, a foot.]] (Zoöl.) A division of the Carnivora, including the dogs, cats, and bears, in which the feet are not webbed; — opposed to Pinnipedia.