cloven hooves
Divided ungulate feet
Cloven hooves are hooves split into two distinct toes, as found on cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and deer.
The term appears frequently in religious contexts—Leviticus distinguishes clean animals (those with cloven hooves that also chew cud) from unclean ones.
Because the devil is traditionally depicted with cloven hooves, the phrase carries sinister associations: She suspected something cloven-hoofed about his charm.
- dewclawVestigial canine digit
- hoofHorny foot covering
- split hoofDivided ungulate foot
- ungulateMammal with hooves
- ruminantMulti-stomached grazing mammal
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- animal feetpaw, paws, claws, claw, hoof
- cattlecow, moo, cows, bull, bulls
- fantasy traitsglowing eyes, immortality, invisibility, ethereal glow, telepathy
- hellscapedemon, devil, hellfire, brimstone, flames
- pig anatomypig heart, pig liver, pig skin, pig ears, pig snout
- unicorn partshorn, alicorn, mane, tail