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| bifid |
cleft in two equal parts; forked. |
| chasm |
a deep fissure or cleft in the earth's surface; gorge. [1/3 definitions] |
| cloven hoof |
a hoof or foot divided into two parts by a cleft, characteristic of deer, sheep, and goats; cloven foot. [2 definitions] |
| crevasse |
a deep cleft or crack, esp. in a glacier or in the earth's surface. [2 definitions] |
| distaff |
a staff with one cleft end to hold the material from which thread is drawn in spinning by hand or on a spinning wheel. [1/3 definitions] |
| trifid |
divided or cleft into three distinct lobes, as the leaves of certain plants. |
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