two-toed hoofed mammals
nounUK /tuː təʊd hʊft ˈmæməlz/
US /tu toʊd hʊft ˈmæməlz/
Animals with hooves that have two toes on each foot.
The zoo has two-toed hoofed mammals like pigs and deer.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A group of plant-eating animals that chew their cud.
Cows and sheep are two-toed hoofed mammals that chew their cud.
3. Animals whose weight is carried on two toes of each foot.
The camel is a two-toed hoofed mammal that walks on two toes.
4. A scientific category of mammals also called artiodactyls.
Scientists study two-toed hoofed mammals to learn how they evolved.