A group or category of animals characterized by having thickly-haired or densely-furred feet.
From Greek 'dasys' (thick, hairy) + 'paedes' (feet). The plural form is used as a taxonomic or descriptive grouping of animals with this trait.
This is one of those words that shows how ancient Greek vocabulary was endlessly flexible—scientists could snap together 'dasys' + 'paedes' to describe almost any animal with fuzzy feet!
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