cloven-footed herbivore
cloven-footed herbivore
a member of the mammalian order ARTIODACTYLA with two functional toes (numbers three and four) on each foot. While all in this group are herbivorous, some are RUMINANTS (camels, deer, sheep and cattle) while others are not (pigs and hippopotamuses).Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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