cloven-footed
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Foot-and-mouth disease is an acute, highly contagious viral disease of cloven-footed animals that is sometimes transmitted to humans.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
Maison Margiela is perhaps best known for its $1,000-plus Tabi boots that render the wearer a cloven-footed monstrosity prancing through the streets like some kind of trust-fund Mr. Tumnus.
From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2020
A hulking mass of muscle, milky fur and sharpened senses, this majestic Akbash dog with imposing height, and his sister Simple, are tasked with guarding Mr Francis' 3.5-acre farm and its 150 cloven-footed residents.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2019
Foot-&-mouth disease is an acute, highly communicable disease, chiefly of cloven-footed animals.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cloven-footed animals which do not ruminate are the hog family.
From Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History by William MacGillivray
