Fissipedia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fissipedia \Fis`si*pe"di*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. fissus (p. p.
     of findere to cleave) + pes, pedis, a foot.] (Zool.)
     A division of the {Carnivora}, including the dogs, cats, and
     bears, in which the feet are not webbed; -- opposed to
     {Pinnipedia}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Fissipedia
       n : in some classifications considered a suborder of Carnivora