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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cloven-hoofed, cloven-footedadjective

    of or relating to the cloven feet of ruminants or swine

Wiktionary

  1. cloven-hoofedadjective

    having the hoof divided into two parts, as the ox

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  1. cloven-hoofed

    A cloven hoof, cleft hoof, divided hoof or split hoof is a hoof split into two toes. This is found on members of the mammalian order Artiodactyla. Examples of mammals that possess this type of hoof are cattle, deer, pigs, antelopes, gazelles, goats and sheep. In folklore and popular culture, a cloven hoof has long been associated with the Devil. The two digits of cloven-hooved animals are homologous to the third and fourth fingers of the hand. They are called claws and are named for their relative location on the foot: the outer, or lateral, claw and the inner, or medial claw. The space between the two claws is called the interdigital cleft; the area of skin is called the interdigital skin. The hard outer covering of the hoof is called the hoof wall or horn. It is a hard surface, similar to the human fingernail.The almost finger-like dexterity available to cloven-hooved mammals such as mountain goats and wild sheep combined with a hard outer shell and soft and flexible inner pads provides excellent traction in their precarious habitats.

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  1. cloven-hoofed

    Cloven-hoofed refers to animals who have feet split into two distinct toes that are covered by a hard shell or horn-like substance. These animals are part of the mammalian order Artiodactyla, which includes species like cattle, goats, sheep, deer, and pigs. The word 'cloven' essentially means 'split' or 'divided'. Therefore, cloven-hoofed animals have divided or split hooves.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cloven-hoofedadjective

    having the foot or hoof divided into two parts, as the ox

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cloven-hoofed in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cloven-hoofed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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