fissiped
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print of a raccoon's hind foot
fis·si·ped
(fĭs′ə-pĕd′)adj.
Having the toes separated from one another, as in the feet of certain mammals.
n.
A mammal, such as a bear, dog, or cat, that has such toes.
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fissiped
(ˈfɪsɪˌpɛd) ,fissipede
orfissipedal
adj
(Zoology) having toes that are separated from one another, as dogs, cats, bears, and similar carnivores
n
(Zoology) a fissiped animal
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fis•si•ped
(ˈfɪs əˌpɛd)adj.
1. Also, fis•sip•e•dal (fɪˈsɪp ɪ dl) having separated toes.
n. 2. any terrestrial carnivore of the suborder Fissipedia, including weasels, bears, dogs, and cats.
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| Noun | 1. | fissiped - terrestrial carnivores; having toes separated to the base: dogs; cats; bears; badgers; raccoons carnivore - a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal; "terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb" |
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