‖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.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.