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| cloven foot |
see "cloven hoof." |
| cloven hoof |
a hoof or foot divided into two parts by a cleft, characteristic of deer, sheep, and goats; cloven foot. [2 definitions] |
| pig |
any of a number of omnivorous cloven-hoofed mammals with broad snouts; swine; hog. [1/3 definitions] |
| ruminant |
any of various cud-chewing cloven-hoofed quadrupeds, such as cattle, deer, or camels, that usu. have a stomach divided into three or four compartments. [1/3 definitions] |
| swine |
any of several cloven-hoofed animals related to or resembling the domestic hog, such as the wild boar. [1/3 definitions] |
| vicuņa |
a wild cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing mammal of South America that is related to the llama but is smaller and has a silky fleece. [1/2 definitions] |
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