1. having feet with separate toes or claws; not webbed
Usage: zoology; technical

1. a mammal of the order Carnivora that has separate toes, such as a dog, cat, or bear
Usage: zoology; technical

Examples

• Dogs and cats are fissipeds with clawed feet adapted for hunting.
• The fissiped mammals include bears, weasels, and hyenas.
• Unlike pinnipeds, fissipeds have toes that are not connected by webbing.
• Fissipeds evolved specialized teeth for tearing meat.
• The lion is a large fissiped carnivore native to Africa.