split-hoofed animals
nounUK /ˌsplɪt huːft ˈænɪmlz/
US /ˌsplɪt huːft ˈænɪmlz/
Split-hoofed animals are animals whose feet are divided into two parts.
Cows, sheep, and deer are all split-hoofed animals.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Mammals of the order Artiodactyla, which bear weight on two toes of each foot.
Scientists classify pigs and camels as split-hoofed animals.
3. Farm animals with divided hooves, often raised for meat, milk, or wool.
The farmer keeps several split-hoofed animals in the lower pasture.
4. In some religious texts, animals with fully divided hooves that chew the cud.
The old rules listed which split-hoofed animals were considered clean.