cloven hoof

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A divided hoof, as on bovine animals.
    — 6. Chileſe Horſe.—1. Equus biſulcus. 6. / Has cloven hoofs. Molin. hiſt. nat. Chil. 284. / Inhabits South America.—This obſcure quadruped, which is only mentioned by Molina, frequents the precipitous and rocky mountains of the Andes or Cordellieras; in ſize, number and arrangement of teeth, and in general appearance, it reſembles the Horſe, for which reaſon it is placed by Dr Gmelin in this genus, though its cloven hoofs are ſimilar to thoſe of the animals belonging to the former order: […]
  2. The mark of the Devil.
    — Children of the cloven hooves / Bathe the cross in your father's blood

词形变化

cloven hooves plural cloven hoofs plural
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