The plural form or taxonomic group name for animals with separated or cleft feet, referring collectively to carnivorous mammals with divided toes.
Latin plural/taxonomic form of 'fissiped,' combining 'fissus' (cleft) and 'pes' (foot) with the Latinized plural ending '-a'.
Early mammal scientists grouped all the carnivores together as Fissipedia because they noticed these predators all shared that useful split-toe design for hunting and climbing.
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